It's like a fairy tale story for Brawn-mercedes team, the team first competed in F1, can be a champion, and Jenson Button became a new legend for Brawn-Mercedes team. This story happened on sunday (10/18), precisely in the Interlagos circuit, Brazil. Brawn-Mercedes team also managed to beat Red Bull-Renault in the constructors championship competition.
The first year we joined F1, and we can be a champion constructor and driver titles in the Formula 1 team, "said Brawn-Mercedes boss, Ross Brawn".
Yes, who would have thought Brawn-Mercedes barely competed in F1, in the end won. What a wonderful result for the new team debut in the F1 event.
Last year, they could hardly look at the F1 event, due to left main sponsor, Honda. With all the effort, and assistance from the Mercedes engine that provides one week before the first race. They can prepare the car for Jenson Button and Rubens Barichello in the first series in Melbourne, Autralia.
Button just need to finish in fifth place in Brazil to become world champion. Because of the additional 4 points, making buttons managed to collect 89 points. He can not be pursued by Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull, which collects 74 points, with the remaining 1 series, has confirmed Button became the world champion under the auspices of Brawn-mercedes.
After winning 6 times in the first seven races, Button was decreased. However, it was enough for him to become world champion. In the race yesterday, he did not take the podium, but it seemed that he has a mental champion, after the start of the sequence of 14, Button can finish in the order of 5. Success Brawn-Mercedes, also boasts the Great Britanian. Because, Button and Brawn came from that country. Brawn-Mercedes has a base in one small town there, Brackley. Uniquely, the fact that such repeated events last year, at the moment Lewis Hamilton, Ron Dennis and McLaren-Mercedes is also from Great Britanian.
“There is the most striking similarities between Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, they both became world champion when using a car numbered 22. They also only need to finish in the order of five to become champion of the world, and they both confirmed the achievements in Interlagos, Brazil”.
"I congratulate Button who has been a F1 champion", said the British prime minister, Gordon Brown. Next year, the drivers world title won by chance in the UK again. Button and Hamilton will come back strong. Button will remain competitive as this season, if it still continues with the Brawn-Mercedes.
"Now we can sit together and solve it", firmly Brawn.
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Formula 1 Driver Standings |
Driver | Team | Pts |
1. Jenson Button | Brawn | 89 |
2. Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 74 |
3. Rubens Barrichello | Brawn | 72 |
4. Mark Webber | Red Bull | 61.5 |
5. Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 49 |
Career stats - Jenson BUTTON |
Victories 7 | Podiums 23 |
Number of GPS 170 | In The Points 76 |
Pole positions 7 | Fastest laps 2 |
Career points 321.0 |
Career - Jenson BUTTON |
Year | Team |
2009 | Brawn |
2008 | Honda |
2007 | Honda |
2006 | Honda |
2005 | BAR |
2004 | BAR |
2003 | BAR |
2002 | Renault |
2001 | Benetton |
2000 | Williams |
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