At the start of the race, the track was described as, "not very wet, but slippery" by Jenson Button; this meant that it would be much more difficult to get heat into the tyres at the start of the race.
Ao comezo da carreira Jenson Button describiu a pista como "non moi mollada, pero esvaradía", isto significaba que era moito máis difícil quentar os pneumáticos no inicio da carreira.