▁The issen ▁claimed ▁that ▁Kub ica ▁would ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁race ▁ahead ▁of ▁J enson ▁Button ▁had ▁it ▁not ▁been ▁for ▁V ett el . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁, ▁Kub ica ▁qualified ▁in ▁e ighth ▁place , ▁but ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁sixth ▁following ▁V ett el ' s ▁ten - place ▁grid ▁penalty ▁for ▁causing ▁the ▁crash ▁in ▁Australia , ▁and ▁Rub ens ▁Bar rich ello ' s ▁five - place ▁grid ▁drop ▁for ▁changing ▁his ▁g ear box . ▁However , ▁he ▁retired ▁very ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁with ▁engine ▁problems . ▁The ▁next ▁two ▁races , ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁ ▁were ▁disappoint ing ▁for ▁the ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁team ▁as ▁both ▁Kub ica ▁and ▁his ▁team mate ▁He id feld ▁finished ▁outside ▁the ▁points ▁with ▁a ▁non - comp et itive ▁car . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁race ▁in ▁Barcelona , ▁B MW ▁Sa uber ▁prepared ▁a ▁modified ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁F 1 . 0 9 . ▁The ▁car ▁proved ▁more ▁compet itive ▁but ▁a ▁mistake ▁in ▁fitting ▁the ▁ty res ▁to ▁Kub ica ' s ▁car ▁during ▁Q 3 ▁meant ▁he ▁could ▁only ▁qual ify ▁in ▁ 1 0 th ▁position . ▁In ▁the ▁race , ▁after ▁a ▁bad ▁start ▁( due ▁to ▁a ▁cl utch ▁issue ) ▁he ▁finished ▁once ▁more ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁points . ▁Kub ica ▁suffered ▁from ▁an ▁engine ▁failure ▁during ▁second ▁practice ▁in ▁Mon aco , ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁bra ke ▁issue . ▁At ▁the ▁, ▁the