Jenson Button has said his pole position at Sepang is even "more special" than last week's in Australia.
Polesitter says Brawn GP can challenge on different types of track
Jenson Button has rated his pole position at the Malaysian Grand Prix as being even "more special" than that he secured last week in Australia.
The Englishman's qualifying success at Sepang was the fifth pole of his career and the first time he has claimed two in a row.
And, on a circuit more typical of those on the Formula One calendar than Melbourne's Albert Park, Button said it also underlines the pace shown by Brawn GP.
"This one is probably more special than in Melbourne because it is not easy to get one pole position but to have two on the trot, I've never done that before," he said.
"I've never achieved that in my F1 career, it shows that the car works on different types of circuit.
"I expected the competition to be pretty tough here, but qualifying was okay for us."
Changes
Button's feelings on Saturday were in marked contrast to those of 24 hours earlier when, after failing to shine during practice, he claimed that Brawn GP were "not in any position" to challenge.
However, some overnight set-up changes to his car were sufficient to allow to him jump back up to the top of the timesheets.
"Looking at yesterday's times, the Ferrari seemed to be the quickest car, so it is a big turnaround today," Button explained. "I am very happy with that.
"Yesterday I was struggling with the balance of the car. We changed the car overnight and we have improved it a lot. I feel comfortable in the car and excited for tomorrow.
"You wouldn't believe it if I said yesterday I didn't think we would be here. Last night we had to work on the car a lot.
"Obviously we had good pace but it wasn't to my liking. I think we came to the circuit this morning and had a good car, tweaking it for qualifying, all of the way through qualifying the car was working well."
Despite having to dispense with a jacket he has been wearing to help cope with cockpit temperatures which can rise as high as 50 degrees, Button said he will be able to cope with race conditions.
He added: "Tomorrow will be a hot race, it is not the sun, it is the humidity, so I have a cool jacket which has been helping me. I can't wear it in the race as it is too heavy but I am not struggling too much with the heat."
