Button Disappointed with Sixth Place

Briton Jenson Button said he was disappointed with his qualifying performance ahead of tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix.

"I'm a bit disappointed with sixth to be honest," said BAR driver Button, who had started the Australian Grand Prix from fourth position. "I had two really good first sectors, especially the second sector - the high-speed part. Then I lost quite a bit of time in the final sector because I had too much oversteer, and two tenths overall on my best time this morning.

"We've struggled to find the right set-up here and we're not there yet, so it's going to be a case of wait-and-see for the race. I'm feeling reasonably positive though and we have a good chance of a points-finish tomorrow."

Japanese teammate Takuma Sato, however, had a worse day after spinning during his flying lap. Sato will start from the back of the grid after losing control of his car at turn 11 and ending up in the gravel trap.

"I'm obviously very disappointed to finish qualifying like this," admitted Sato. "I hit a bump in the high-speed turn 11 and just couldn't catch it. I was pushing hard and could feel that it was a better lap. The car wasn't damaged thankfully but I will be starting the race from the back row of the grid which is very frustrating.

"I feel we have a strong race package and I will certainly be fighting hard to improve my situation tomorrow and get as close to a point as possible."