The first phase was halted after four minutes when Italian Giancarlo Fisichella spun and stalled his Ferrari, with the car having to be lifted off the track with a crane causing a 14-minute delay.
But then it was Button's turn to see his advantage disappear when the safety car slowed down the pack so debris could be cleared off the track.
Helping the nations devastated by last week's South Asian disaster stay off this track will be the real test of the world's charity in the long term.
"They might be surprised, however, at what can be found a little off the beaten track, " she said.
But, knowing if neither driver finished Senna would be crowned champion, the Brazilian forced Prost off the track at the first corner and cemented a second world title success.
It wasn't an ideal start to a new chapter in his career for the 2008 world champion, with Hamilton ending the day seventh fastest after sliding off the track during what looked to be a promising lap.
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This is why I suspect that Apple, which has held off introducing its own TV set, might be on the right track, or tracks.
It is unlikely Massa would follow the German's lead - he and Hamilton have a reasonable relationship off the track, and it does not seem to be Massa's style.
According to Dealio.com and offers.com, two websites that track price special information, plenty of big retailers will be kicking off the new year with offers.
And by using the right arrangement of Halbach arrays, the train can be made self-stabilising so that, short of an earthquake, it will never fall off the track.
In the same over he should have been stumped, Pietersen advanced down the track to launch consecutive straight sixes off Hussey, and England seemed to be set fair for a score in excess of 300.
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