'We had an engine failure over the weekend and you got a 10-place grid penalty.

Honda's technical problems meant Button started between them. Separated by just 11 points in the championship at this stage, it left Schumacher, the winner of the three previous grands prix, down in 11th for Ferrari, with Alonso in 15th in the Renault. In a brilliant season doused with tension and controversy, the pair had each been handed two-second time penalties for each part of qualifying after falling foul of warning-flag rules on Friday and Saturday practice respectively. A few of the top dogs were starting well back on the grid.'Īnd those out-of-position drivers certainly didn't get bigger than 2006's two title contenders - Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso.

'It hardly ever rains in Hungary - I think it was the first Hungarian GP that was wet - so there was a lot of action to come. Button assesses the mixed-up grid ahead of the race - and explains why he was down in 14th between Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso

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