Button has little to smile about at Silverstone


Formula One - F1 - British Grand Prix 2015 - Silverstone, England - 4/7/15 Jenson Button of McLaren makes a pitstop during qualifying Reuters / Phil Noble Livepic - RTX1IZR5

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Jenson Button joked he would like to see reverse starting grids introduced into Formula One with immediate effect but the McLaren driver had little to smile about otherwise at the British Grand Prix on Saturday.

Qualifying 18th, with Spanish team mate and double world champion Fernando Alonso 17th, the Briton was quicker only than the two tail-end Manor Marussia drivers who have what is essentially a modified 2014 car.

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