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Button wins F1 title as Webber wins Brazil GP

Jenson Button took the limelight at the 2009 Brazilian Grand Prix. After 60 of the 71 laps, as Mark Webber swept to a dominant victory for Red Bull ahead of BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica and a fighting Lewis Hamilton, he had done enough. And a late puncture for Brawn GP team mate Rubens Barrichello, which elevated him to fifth, was merely the icing on the cake. Continue reading »

Brawn’s Barrichello wins 2009 Italian F1 GP

Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button took Brawn GP a significant step closer to both world championship titles at the 2009 Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza on Sunday afternoon, in a race rendered dramatic by a last lap shunt for McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, as he was pushing hard in third place after Button. Continue reading »

Brawn’s Barichello wins 2009 European F1 GP

Rubens Barrichello finally has a win under the Brawn GP banner, achieving first place at the 2009 European F1 Grand Prix in Valencia with a performance that brought him home just two seconds ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, whose pit-crew’s mistake cost him the win. Continue reading »

Brawn GP Button wins Turkish F1 Grand Prix

Jenson Button made it six wins out of seven races by claiming the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul. With his teammate Rubens Barrichello failing to score, Button now carries a 26-point lead into his home race at Silverstone in two weeks. Continue reading »

Brawn GP Button wins 2009 Monaco F1 GP

Jenson Button had no peer in Monte Carlo on Sunday afternoon. The world championship points leader snatched another full score as he grabbed the lead at the start, eased quickly away from Brawn team mate Rubens Barrichello, and romped home to a comfortable and totally convincing victory. Continue reading »

Brawn one-two as Button wins 2009 Spanish F1 GP

In an outcome that is starting to seem cliched, Brawn’s Jenson Button destroyed the field again, this time at the 2009 Spanish F1 Grand Prix, at the expense of team-mate Rubens Barrichello’s error. The championship leader took the chequered flag 13 seconds clear of the Brazilian with Mark Webber making good use of strategy to finish third in the leading Red Bull Renault. Continue reading »

Brawn GP’s Button wins at Bahrain F1 Grand Prix

Jenson Button scored his third victory of this season on April 26 in the 2009 Bahrain F1 Grand Prix. His Brawn GP car continues to amaze on its barely-sponsored debut. Continue reading »

Newcomers Brawn win Australian F1 GP

Jenson Button won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, giving all-new Brawn GP a victory in its first ever Formula One race. Continue reading »