Vettel wants runners-up spot in F1 race of farewells
Abu Dhabi - Sebastian Vettel will be going all out to clinch the runners-up spot in the Formula One drivers' championship when the season ends on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. The Red Bull driver saw his title hopes slip away when Brawn GP's Jenson Button bec...
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PREVIEW: Button, Brawn set to wrap up F1 title in Brazil
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button can clinch the drivers' title and his Brawn GP team the constructors' trophy in the culmination of a remarkable season at the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Button leads the way by 15 points into the penultimate...
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Frustrated Brawn team hopes for eventful Singapore night race
Singapore - Formula One championship leader Jenson Button on Saturday said he was frustrated with his team's performance in qualifying for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix, but he still hoped to get some chances in the night race on the narrow street ci...
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Fortune favours cautious Button in Singapore - Feature
Hamburg - Jenson Button may have only managed a fifth- place finish in Sunday's Singapore Formula One Grand Prix but with his main rivals slipping up, the Brawn GP driver celebrated like a winner as he took another step towards the F1 title. The Brit...
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Button's chances of premature celebrations suffers set-back
Suzuka, Japan - Jenson Button's hopes of being crowned world champion on Sunday at the Japanese Grand Prix suffered a set-back Saturday as race stewards gave him a five-place penalty for not slowing down during a yellow flag phase during qualifying. ...
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Kovalainen fastest in Suzuka free practice - Summary
Suzuka, Japan - Heikki Kovalainen of McLaren-Mercedes was fastest in rain-effected free practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Friday with championship leader Jenson Button deciding against racing in the second session. Kovalainen's time o...
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Unshaven Vettel gives Button food for thought with Suzuka win
Hamburg - Jenson Button's stuttering finish to the 2009 Formula One season continued at the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka and while Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello may have failed to take full advantage Sebastian Vettel certainly did. The Red Bu...
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Report: Button could make surprise move to McLaren
London - Newly-crowned Formula One world champion Jenson Button could join McLaren-Mercedes for the 2010 season, the Daily Mail reported Friday. Button sealed a first drivers' title last Sunday at the Brazilian Grand Prix but has yet to agree a new d...
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SIDEBAR: Button finally delivers to take deserved world title
Sao Paulo, Brazil - He has had his critics but Jenson Button finally proved he is a worthy world champion Sunday with a drive oozing confidence to claim fifth place in the Brazilian GP and more importantly the points he needed to secure a first Formu...
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Button wraps up F1 title in Brazil - Summary
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP put in a composed drive to claim a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button powered his wa...
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BACKGROUND: 2009 Formula One Grand Prix season
Hamburg - Jenson Button of Brawn GP started the penultimate race of the 2009 season down in 14th place but put in a superb drive to finish fifth and claim a maiden Formula One drivers' title. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest...
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Button wraps up F1 title in Brazil - Update
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP claimed a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest rival and teammate Rubens Bar...
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Button takes F1 drivers' crown in Brazil
Sao Paulo - Jenson Button of Brawn GP claimed a maiden Formula One drivers' title Sunday thanks to a fifth-place finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest rival and teammate Rubens Bar...
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For F1 leader Button, fifth place in Singapore feels like a win
Singapore - Formula One championship leader Jenson Button on Sunday said his fifth place in the Singapore Grand Prix felt like a win, as his closest contenders failed to gain ground. It was a good race, it's almost like a win for me this weekend, s...
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Kovalainen tops first practice session in Suzuka
Suzuka, Japan - Finnish driver Heikki Kovalainen lead the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Friday, while championship frontrunner Jenson Button came in only 18th. Kovalainen, driving for McLaren-Mercedes, finished the 5...
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BACKGROUND: 2009 Formula One Grand Prix season
Hamburg - Jenson Button of Brawn GP started the penultimate race of the 2009 season down in 14th place but put in a superb drive to finish fifth and claim a maiden Formula One drivers' title. In a race won by Mark Webber of Red Bull, Button's closest...
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Button fastest in final free practice for Abu Dhabi GP
Abu Dhabi - Newly crowned world champion Jenson Button was quickest in the final free practice session Saturday for the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The Brawn GP driver recorded a time of 1 minute 40.625 seconds on the new 5.554-kilometre Yas Mari...
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Britain rejoices as Button goes from bottler to butt-kicker
London - Jenson Button was the toast of Britain Monday as the country rejoiced in the Formula One drivers' title clinched by the Brawn GP pilot at the Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo. Button has endured stinging criticism in the second half of the ...
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PREVIEW: Button closing in on title
Suzuka, Japan - If the 2009 Formula One season had started with the British Grand Prix in June, Jenson Button would be lying sixth in the drivers' standings. But it did not - it started in Australia in March and in the six races that followed up to t...
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