Jenson Button has been penalised for his crash with Pastor Maldonado during Sunday ’ s Chinese Grand Prix . The pair were dicing for 13th place when Button hit the back of Maldonado ’ s Lotus as they battled for position on the run down to Turn 1 . Maldonado , who earlier in his incident-packed race missed the entry to the pit-lane , was sent into a spin , while Button sustained damage to his front wing . Jenson Button crashed into the back of Pastor Maldonado 's Lotus on lap 49 of the Chinese Grand Prix . The incident unfolded in front of Fernando Alonso ( right ) who moved up two places . While Button limped to finish 13th , Maldonado retired following rear-end damage sustained in the crash . The incident on lap 49 was referred to the race stewards and Button was given a five-second penalty after the race , which dropped the British driver to 14th . He was also given two penalty points on his superlicence . ‘ I thought there was room on the inside and , yeah , I ca n't really say anything else ’ , said a downbeat Button . ‘ An incident you never want to happen , but just a misjudgement I guess. ’ Jenson Button appeared in a relaxed mood before Sunday 's race but had an afternoon to forget in China . Button , who finished 13th before he was demoted , is lapped by the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg . Button ’ s incident capped another disappointing weekend for McLaren with Button and team-mate Fernando Alonso scrapping for the menial places at the back of the field . Alonso , who finished 12th was lapped by both Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari , the team he left at the end of last season .
Jenson Button penalised for his role in the crash with Pastor Maldonado . The pair collided as they diced for 13th in final stages of Chinese GP . Button slapped with two penalty and given five-second penalty points . Incident capped another disappointing weekend for hapless McLaren .