Jenson Button Q&A

"I revved the engine and it just cut out. The mechanics did a good job of getting me going again, but I had to start in 23rd position. The first few laps were very difficult, because few people retired. It was impossible to pass anyone, and I was just hanging onto Alesi."

"No, we didn't at all. I ran with pretty much the same wing that we were going to use anyway. But we were running high fuel, as we were running long. So we didn't seem to be amazingly fast, but after the pit stop we would have come out in front of a lot of cars, I think."

"Yes it is a bit, but then again we've done that in the last few races, like Austria, and it worked. It worked for Jacques even more in Austria, so we thought we'd try it, and it would have worked well here."

"The team called me in. I came in actually a lap later than they called me, I couldn't understand them on the radio, but it actually worked out well because I overtook a few people. And then it started raining, and the team again did an excellent job of pulling me in at the right time."

"I knew it was raining here [in the stadium], but I didn't know how much. But at the other end of the circuit it was dry. The team said it's really, really raining here. Then they came on the radio and said, 'Come in this lap,' so I said 'OK'. That was it. It was a good decision to call me in."

"As soon as I exited the pits I knew that it was going to be wet enough. It started raining slightly down the other end of the circuit, so they did a good job of getting me out there at the right time."

"Yes, definitely! And also I had a good fight with Salo, so it was a good race. I overtook a couple of people. I thought I'd actually finished fifth - I didn't know that I was fourth. When I got back into the pits and was told I was fourth I was quite amazed. It's the best result this year."

"Yeah, the most scary and the most enjoyable really, because it was a bit up and down, and the car was very, very twitchy out there. It was the same for everyone. But I enjoyed it. I'm getting to grips with the car so much more now - the braking points, and actually being able to throw it around when I need to. I really feel good with the car and it's just going to get better and better every race."

"I think Silverstone and Austria. They were very different races, but to get fifth in both of them was pretty amazing."

"Especially when I made a mistake on the last corner, because I really had to fight for it; I lost a lot of downforce, and I had to keep both Salo and Herbert behind me."

"I think we have made progress, on the engine side and also the car. But then again everyone else is doing that as well. The real time that BMW is going to make the big leap is in the winter, on next year's engine. It's very difficult to make up a big margin in the middle of the season because everybody else is doing the same thing."

"Everyone works together, the engineers and the drivers. We look at each other's data - I don't know if they do that in every other team - and even though our set-ups are quite a long way away, we still help each other. Also there's no pressure put on us. Everyone thinks there is, by Patrick and Frank, but there's nothing at all. The only pressures me and Ralf have are put on by ourselves, I think. The team's got a really good atmosphere, and everyone's pretty friendly, and we get on really well."

"I wouldn't say close relationships. I get on well with quite a lot of the drivers. Obviously when we're racing it's very difficult to each other. I talk to all the drivers on the parade lap, or pretty much all of them. There are only 22 of us in the world, and we all get on pretty well."

"It's is quite funny, especially at the start of the year, and then with the Montoya thing. It's chilled off a bit now, but it's amazing, it really is. Especially when nobody knows what's happening yet, that's the weirdest thing. Or maybe they do..."

"It said something about 'Jenson the reject' on the front page of Autosport! I thought that was quite interesting."

"Away from the circuit? I can't really mention that, I don't think. I'll get into trouble! This year there have been lots of good moments away from the circuit. Formula 1 really helps..."