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Button lauds progress but expects tough race

Jenson Button says his 13th place on the grid for the Russian Grand Prix is a mark of progress for the McLaren-Honda team given the nature of the Sochi Autodrom, but admits it means he will be fighting a rear-guard action come the race. Out-qualifying team-mate Alonso, Button squeezed into Q2 and proceeded to place the McLaren on the seventh row of the grid in 13th, ahead of Pastor Maldonado and Felipe Massa. Impressed with the result on a circuit he regards as a 'power circuit', Button is nonetheless convinced he won't be going any further forward once the race is underway since the struggles with deployment will limit its chances to fuel save. “We got through to Q2 on pure speed rather...
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