Weary champ Button won’t be pushed on contract talk October 19, 2009 NEWLY-CROWNED world champion Jenson Button has put talks over his future on ice in order to savour his fairytale success. The British driver clinched his maiden title by putting in a superb performance to finish fifth in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. But the 29-year-old’s future at F1 newcomers Brawn GP remains in doubt, with the [...]
Brawn: I too doubted Button talent October 19, 2009 JENSON BUTTON finally silenced his doubters by clinching a maiden world championship on Sunday, but his boss Ross Brawn has admitted that he too needed to be convinced of the Englishman’s ability. Button failed to realise youthful promise during his first nine years in F1, winning just a single grand prix from 155 attempts and [...]
TOP BUTTON SECURES TITLE October 18, 2009 BRITAIN’S Jenson Button finally clinched his maiden world championship yesterday in Brazil before admitting he never quite believed he would reach the very top. The Brawn GP driver battled from 14th on the grid to finish a highly creditable fifth at Interlagos, while team-mate and nearest rival Rubens Barrichello slipped from pole to eighth. It [...]
Vettel starts F1 mind games in Brazil but Button is not feeling the pressure October 15, 2009 JENSON BUTTON insists he is not feeling any pressure to clinch the Formula One world championship in Brazil this weekend. Fourteen points clear at the top of the drivers’ championship with two races to go, the British driver needs a third-place finish at Interlagos on Sunday to wrap up his first title. Button’s team-mate Rubens [...]
Schumacher backs Vettel to ruin Button title dream October 13, 2009 SEVEN-TIME world champion Michael Schumacher is backing Sebastian Vettel to pull off a sensational comeback and pip Jenson Button to the Formula One title. With two races of the season to go, Vettel lies third in the standings with Rubens Barrichello two points ahead in second and Button a further 14 points in front. But [...]
Button issued title warning as Vettel reigns in Japan October 4, 2009 SEBASTIAN VETTEL fired a title warning to Jenson Button after claiming an impressive victory in the Japanese Grand Prix. The German Red Bull driver led from start to finish in Suzuka, while Button could only come home in eighth, one place behind his Brawn GP team-mate and closest title rival Rubens Barrichello. The result reduces [...]
Button not expecting glory October 1, 2009 FORMULA ONE: World championship leader Jenson Button says he is not expecting to clinch the title at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. The Englishman will sew it up if he wins five points more than closest rival and team-mate Rubens Barrichello. But the Brawn driver said: “I don’t come into the race thinking I am [...]
Ex-champ Alonso inks three-year Ferrari deal September 30, 2009 FERRARI yesterday confirmed the paddock’s worst-kept secret when they named two-time world champion Fernando Alonso as their lead driver for next season. Alonso, 28, has agreed a three-year contract with the most famous team in motorsport, where he will join Brazilian Felipe Massa. The Spaniard, currently at Renault, will take the place of Kimi Raikkonen, [...]
I won’t push it, insists Button September 29, 2009 FORMULA ONE: Championship leader Jenson Button insists he will not be taking any unnecessary risks in his bid for a first world title. The Brawn GP driver, is closing in on Lewis Hamilton’s crown with a 15-point lead over team-mate Rubens Barrichello with only three races left. But the Briton, who has talked up the [...]
Don’t take your foot off the gas now, rueful Hamilton warns his heir Button September 28, 2009 WORLD champion Lewis Hamilton has warned his would-be successor Jenson Button that he cannot afford to ease off now that his goal is in sight. Button took another step towards his maiden title by increasing his championship lead to 15 points at Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. But the Englishman only managed fifth place – the [...]