bˈʌʔn̩ hæd ɐ vˈɛɹi pˈʊɹ kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪɪŋ ɹˈʌn ænd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ðə ɹˈeɪs nˈaɪntiːnθ; ˈæftɚɹ ɐ blˈaɪndɪŋ fˈɜːst fjˈuː lˈæps, dʒˈɛnsənz ˈɛndʒɪn kˈɔːt fˈaɪɚɹ ˌɔn lˈæp nˈaɪn, dˈuː tʊ ɐn ˈɔɪl lˈiːk ðæt ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːzd ðə kˈɑːɹ tə spˈɪn ˌaʊɾəv ðə ɹˈeɪs.
Button had a very poor qualifying run and started the race 19th; after a blinding first few laps, Jenson's engine caught fire on lap 9, due to an oil leak that also caused the car to spin out of the race.