 Button scored the car 's first points in Monaco , with an eighth @-@ place finish . He later attributed the result to having confidence in the car , noting that he could raise the ride height at the front end of the car and brake heavily without locking the brakes or bottoming out and hitting the road , but without compromising the performance of the car when turning in to the apex of a corner . However , in the following races in Canada and Austria , the team 's struggles came to a head as they were forced to reduce the power output of the engine to levels that had not been used since Australia , and could not therefore provide a competitive package for the long straights and slow corners of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and Red Bull Ring . In addition , with their arrival in Austria , both Button and Alonso had used up their quota of engine components for the season , which combined with unscheduled gearbox changes , resulted in both drivers receiving twenty @-@ five place grid penalties . The team also introduced their first major aerodynamic updates for the season , replacing the snub nose of the original design with a squared @-@ off front end similar to the designs of the Williams FW37 and Red Bull <unk> . The rear of the floor was also revised , with a series of slots cut into the body in front of the rear wheels to change the air pressure flowing towards the diffuser . The team only saw limited running as Alonso retired on the opening lap after a collision with Kimi Räikkönen , but they were able to assess the new design at a post @-@ race test . After enduring four consecutive retirements , Alonso scored his first point of the season with a tenth @-@ place finish in Great Britain . 
