Barrichello happy with Q2 effort

"I'm pleased that we were able to make it into the second qualifying session here in Interlagos today," said the Honda driver after qualifying in 15th place.

"We had a perfect lap on my second run in Q1 with the option tyres working really well.

"Unfortunately we couldn't get the same grip level in Q2 and were really struggling with understeer.

"Despite tweaking the pressures to try and improve, we weren't able to make any further progress. Without the understeer, I could have hoped for 14th or maybe even 13th but we were right on the limit of the car's performance."

The Brazilian outqualified teammate Jenson Button for the third time in a row, the Briton having to settle for a disappointing 17th place.

Button, however, admitted he was happier with the handling of his car.

"The car was a definite improvement from practice this morning as I had much more front grip," Button said. "Unfortunately I made a mistake on my second lap in turn 4, which cost me some time.

"We made some adjustments to the pressures to help the front end grip before my final run and we were able to go quicker but not by enough. In any case, my car stopped out on track on my in-lap."