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Jenson Button's McLaren breaks down in qualifying at Bahrain

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After issues in both P1 and P2 on Friday, Jenson button's McLaren again pulled up in the first qualifying session, meaning Button will start from the back

Jenson Button's weekend continued to go from bad to worse in Bahrain when his McLaren suffered a breakdown in qualifying.

Button will start the race on the back of the grid after the failure of his MP4-30, with the Englishman's misfortune sparking a brief sign of frustration from team boss Ron Dennis.

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Fernando Alonso will, however, start from 14th - McLaren's best result of the year so far.

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