Jenson Button cruised to a dominant season opening victory in Australia today, calmly underlining his title credentials at the earliest opportunity. The 2009 world champion snatched the lead off the line from team mate Lewis Hamilton and never looked threatened, at one stage building a 10 second lead. After a safety car period, Button was… [Read more…]
August 1, 2011
Jenson Button claimed another brilliant victory for McLaren in changeable conditions in Hungary, leading home Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. If you’ve enjoyed this post, please vote for my blog in Lifelong Exhaust’s best motorsport blog contest!
July 31, 2011
Jenson Button triumphed in damp conditions at a tense Hungarian Grand Prix. The Briton read the conditions perfectly to seize victory in the wake of mistakes from several rivals, not least team mate Lewis Hamilton. McLaren had been dominating proceedings for most phases of the race and looked set for a one-two until a late… [Read more…]
June 13, 2011
Jenson Button seized a wonderful victory for McLaren amid the chaos of the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, leading home Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
June 12, 2011
Jenson Button has sensationally won the Canadian Grand Prix despite taking six tours through the pit lane and coming back from 21st place in the second half of the race. The McLaren driver turned in a phenomenal performance to turn on the slick tyres better than any one else in a race which was halted… [Read more…]
July 7, 2010
Everyone in the media is assuming British champions Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button are going to take each other out of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend. But there’s no clear reason why. The pair are working well together at McLaren and have done all season. They’re both talented racing drivers who know… [Read more…]
May 30, 2010
Lewis Hamilton stormed to victory in a blistering race which saw Red Bull’s drivers collide, taking out Sebastian Vettel and relegating pole sitter Mark Webber to third. The two British world champions demonstrated the power of McLaren’s development as both Hamilton and Jenson Button were easily on the race pace of the Red Bull, with… [Read more…]
May 13, 2010
The glitz and glamour of Monaco is underway, with diamonds galore, extraordinary motorhomes in the paddock and lavish boats in the harbour. And after FP1 the field looks pretty level on the track as well. Practice results are notoriously troublesome when it comes to race predictions but everybody is pretty closely bunched, with less than… [Read more…]
April 18, 2010
Jenson Button made the right call on the rain again to win his second race of the season in Shanghai and storm to the top of the driver’s championship. The 2009 World Champion stayed on his slick tyres in the first phase of the race to take control, comfortably holding off Rosberg before beating McLaren… [Read more…]
March 28, 2010
Jenson Button has marked out his territory at McLaren taking a brilliant first victory for the Woking team in 2010, with team-mate Lewis Hamilton trailing home in sixth. A brave early call put him on slick tyres earlier than everyone else and he made them work all the way to the finish, pumping in personal… [Read more…]
March 27, 2010
Red Bull have locked out the front row after Sebastian Vettel secured his second succesive pole position with a blistering 1m 23.919s lap, edging out his team-mate in the process. It was a supreme performance from the Red Bull squad. The car is clearly quicker than all the others, especially over one lap, and it’s… [Read more…]
March 14, 2010
The first race of 2010 is finally here and it should be a corker, with an unexpected grid, fancied cars a little out of position, a fundamental regulation change and Michael Schumacher on the grid for the first time in three years. McLaren have admitted their car is neither as quick as it should be… [Read more…]
March 13, 2010
Red Bull have set the pace in Bahrain at the first qualifying session of the new 2010 season, Sebastian Vettel taking the pole with a blistering lap of 1.54.101. Christian Horner’s outfit sprung a surprise, with many expecting Fernando Alonso to put his new Ferrari on pole in the first low-fuel qualifying for years. But… [Read more…]
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