One in the eye for Button.

Just when Jenson Button thought his Spanish Grand Prix weekend could not dip any lower, it did, leaving the Briton in need of medical attention on his return to Britain.

Blown off course during qualifying, and having to start from the seventh row of the grid as a result, the BAR driver found the Barcelona unforgiving in his attempts to make up ground, and he only salvaged a point at the chequered flag after Juan Montoya was forced to drop out. Then, to make matters worse, he discovered that the 'something in his eye' that had afflicted him during the 66-lap event was a piece of carbon-fibre that will require a visit to a specialist.

"The eye troubled him during the race, but he is not too uncomfortable and it is treatable," team boss David Richards told Britain's Daily Telegraph.

Button is expected to visit an eye doctor in London today [Monday].