text: Jenson Button's miserable Formula One season continued in Bahrain after he failed to start the Bahrain Grand Prix. The British driver was set to start from the back of the grid after he broke down in qualifying. But despite frantic work from his McLaren team to get his car ready in time for the race in Sakhir, Button was forced to watch from the sidelines. Jenson Button (left) waves to fans during the drivers parade before the start of the Bahrain Grand Prix . 'The engine is not broken,' said McLaren chairman Ron Dennis. 'What we have is the data in the Energy Recovery System is not clean and the chances of it failing are quite high so it is probably best not to run it.' Button took to Twitter to update his fans following yet another car failure: 'As u probably are aware I will not b taking part in the Bahrain GP, the guys have worked flat out 2 get the car built but we're unable 2 run.' He then gave his verdict as the race unfolded tweeting live updates from his chair in the paddock. Button jumps out of his McLaren after failing to complete the qualifying session in Bahrain .
target: Jenson Button was set to start from the back of the grid after mechanical  failure in qualifying .
  Despite frantic work from McLaren mechanics, they were unable to get his car on to the grid leaving Button to watch from the sidelines .
  It was only the third race of the last 272 staged that he has missed .