Leader Button will not let up June 8, 2009 FORMULA ONE: World championship leader Jenson Button says he won’t take his foot off the gas in the pursuit of a first world title. The Brawn GP driver leads the standings by 26 points from team-mate Rubens Barrichello after winning six of the opening seven races. But the Brit warned: “You can’t take anything for [...]
Button’s Turkish delight after sixth win June 7, 2009 BRITAIN’S Jenson Button paid tribute to his “monster” car after tightening his grip on the world championship with a sixth win of the season at the Turkish Grand Prix. Button took full advantage when pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel ran his Red Bull wide at turn nine on the opening lap. He quickly extended his lead and [...]
Brilliant Button set to land new deal May 26, 2009 JENSON BUTTON is to be rewarded for his storming start to the Formula One season with the offer of a new contract. The British ace swept to his fifth win in six races in Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix and now leads the overall standings by 16 points. Button is only serving a cut-price one-year contract [...]
Lewis beats team blunder to snatch win July 21, 2008 Britain’s Lewis Hamilton overcame a team tactical blunder to win the German Grand Prix and snatch the lead in the world championship. Hamilton’s procession to a fourth win of the season was jeopardised by McLaren’s failure to pit the Stevenage driver during a safety car period. When he finally did re-fuel Hamilton re-entered the race [...]
Lewis shows his mettle in Silverstone masterclass July 7, 2008 Lewis Hamilton had 90,000 race fans singing in the rain at Silverstone after cruising to a faultless British Grand Prix victory. The McLaren driver mastered the slippery conditions to cross the line over a minute ahead of his nearest rival and become the first Brit to win a home grand prix since David Coulthard eight [...]
Brawn says Hamilton can be the next Schumacher July 4, 2008 Ross Brawn says British Formula One ace Lewis Hamilton reminds him of a young Michael Schumacher. Brawn teamed up with Schumacher as his technical director at Ferrari and helped him to a record seven Formula One titles. Now Brawn, who leads his Honda team into this weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone, believes Hamilton has [...]