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Jenson Button has won the Turkish Grand Prix in dominant fashion after he managed to get ahead of Sebastian Vettel on the first lap. Stopping twice Button’s initial pressure came from Vettel, then Webber as the German slipped behind his team mate. It wasn’t a perfect race for Brawn though as they suffered their first retirement of the season, Rubens Barrichello parking the car in the garage after issues with his gearbox. Continue Reading

Unlike the current reigning world champion, Jenson Button is not afraid of competing in other sports during the racing season, and it has been announced that the current 2009 title leader will participate in the London Triathlon later this year. Jenson, who turned 29 earlier in the year, will endure a 1500 metre swim, a 40km bike ride before topping it all off with a 10km run around the Docklands area of the UK’s capital. Continue Reading

Jenson Button has made it four wins from five races as the Brawn driver lead team mate Rubens Barrichello over the line for a one-two and an extended lead in both championships. The race started poorly for Button as Barrichello managed to grab the lead into the first corner, and while Barcelona often results in a processional event, the 2009 race proved interesting for the most part, from lights out to chequered flag. Continue Reading

Jenson Button has claimed his third pole position of the season on a last lap flyer that almost didn’t happen thanks to the Brawn team cutting it very fine with the time. However, in a car that Button hasn’t been fully comfortable with all weekend, the Briton managed to pull a good lap out of the bag and clinched the top spot by just 0.133s. Sebastian Vettel lines up alongside Button on the grid with Rubens Barrichello and Felipe Massa qualifying in third and fourth respectively. Continue Reading

The eighty-eighth photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. This week is slightly more topical than usual, as the photo depicts Jenson Button and the Brawn crew walking around the Bahrain circuit prior to the race weekend commencing. On his walkabout, Jenson bumped into previous race winner Sebastian Vettel, but what do you think the pair were discussing… Continue Reading

Do you remember when all-and-his-mother were saying how good Lewis Hamilton will be for Formula One, that the young Briton will inspire countless others, become a great role-model and help lift the sport to new highs? Well to a degree, I feel Hamilton has achieved this goal put on him by others, but I also feel that some of the McLaren driver’s rivals are doing a far better job of raising Formula One’s global profile amid controversy and gloomy forecasts. Continue Reading

The Bahrain Grand Prix has seen Jenson Button reclaim his position at the top of the podium after the Briton charged his way to victory around the sandy Sakhir circuit. The race was one of strategy and the Brawn team perfected Button’s two-stop race, who won from Sebastian Vettel and pole-sitter Jarno Trulli. Hamilton came home in P4 and Ferrari have finally scored points with Kimi Raikkonen finishing in P6. Continue Reading

The eighty-seventh photograph to feature in BlogF1’s caption contest. You know the drill, think of something funny and witty to say and leave it as a comment below. This week we have another reader-submitted photograph to ponder and comment on. This shot of Jenson Button and Fifth Gear host Vicki-Butler Henderson was taken by Mr C from Sidepodcast whilst at the British Grand Prix in 2007. But what could be on that clipboard and what could Vicki be saying to Jenson… Continue Reading

Ever one to speak his mind and certainly not afraid to rock the establishment every now and then, Renault boss Flavio Briatore has voiced his disproval of the FIA International Court of Appeal’s decision that deems the ‘double-diffuser’ legal. While preparing for the Chinese Grand Prix on Thursday, Briatore hit out at Ross Brawn and his drivers, making crude comparisons and generally creating a fuss where others have simply accepted and moved on. Failing to get his way and having been criticised in the media, Briatore has proposed that Brawn’s entitlement to monetary benefits should instead be shared among the other competitors. Continue Reading

Following the surprising upturn in form from the McLaren in the first practice, Lewis Hamilton would find his fortune fade after lunch as the reigning world champion went from the top of the timing sheet down to P13. Instead, both Brawns came alive and dominated around the Shanghai circuit, and Nico Rosberg once again shone in the Williams FW31. Sebastian Vettel joined his team mate Mark Webber at the sharp end of the lap times and both Toyotas continued to run well. Continue Reading