Jenson Button: Everything is still to be played for

“The weekend started very well: we showed good pace in free practice and I couldn't wait for qualifying. Unfortunately something didn't work and I started from 11th on the grid.”

“I had a good start, but in the first corner I lost about four or five places.”

“So, from that position, finishing eighth isn't too bad. I lost a lot of points, and for the team to only take home four points today is disappointing, but there isn't a very big points gap between the top four drivers – I'm only 14 points behind the championship leader, after all – so everything is still to be played for.”

“It was a difficult weekend, but we will be back fighting. We are a very positive and strong team, and we have been in difficult situations before, so we can definitely come back from this – hopefully as soon as Spa-Francorchamps at the end of this month. ”