Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel claims pole position for Hungarian grand prix

• German’s Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber to start second• McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button 5th and 11th Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has claimed pole position for the Hungarian grand prix tomorrow after today’s qualifying. His team-mate will start second, which means Red Bull have their sixth all-front row of this year’s championship. Vettel [...]

Sebastian Vettel beats Fernando Alonso to pole for German grand prix

• Vettel claims Red Bull’s 10th pole of the yearby 0.002sec• Alonso pleased despite missing chance to take pole Sebastian Vettel claimed Red Bull’s 10th pole position of the year following an electrifying battle with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard, quickest in the first two qualifying sessions, seemed poised to take Ferrari’s first pole for [...]

F1 team Hispania choose Sakon Yamamoto ahead of Karun Chandhok

• Japanese driver Yamamoto partner Bruno Senna for Hispania• ‘Karun Chandhok is still part of the Hispania Racing’ The Indian Formula One driver Karun Chandhok has been dropped for next week’s German grand prix, his Hispania team said today. “After Sakon Yamamoto gave a very positive performance in Silverstone, the team has decided to give [...]

Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton admit poor McLaren preparation

• Silverstone practice has not gone well so far, say drivers• Red Bulls of Webber and Vettel are faster in the heat The message from the world champion Jenson Button today was: “It’s not all over yet.” But today was a desperately disappointing day for McLaren after their substantial upgrades failed to make any difference [...]

Mark Webber and Red Bull dominate practice at new-look Silverstone

• Fernando Alonso is second fastest for Ferrari• Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button both off the pace Mark Webber dominated the second practice session of the British grand prix here, with the Australian posting the fastest time of the day ahead of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and his Red Bull team-mate, Sebastian Vettel. On a day [...]

British GP: Jenson Button bemoans ‘undriveable’ car as Vettel takes pole

• Vettel’s Red Bull team-mate Webber second, with Alonso third• Button down in 14th place with colleague Hamilton fourth Red Bull Racing were in a league of their own as Sebastian Vettel claimed a stunning pole position for tomorrow’s British grand prix. Vettel, who started on pole at Silverstone last year on his way to [...]

Jenson Button expectation in Monaco

Championship leader Jenson Button says it is impossible to name a favourite for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix despite Red Bull’s dominance in Spain. Mark Webber won from pole in Barcelona on Sunday with only brake problems for team-mate Sebastian Vettel preventing a second Red Bull one-two in three races. “I think the Monaco result is [...]

Australian Grand Prix Win

Red hot Jenson Button secures Australian Grand Prix with thrilling win Mar 29 2010 By Frank Haynes JENSON BUTTON secured a thrilling Australian Grand Prix victory in Melbourne yesterday – but no one was more shocked than the world champion. The 30-year-old was behind the wheel of his McLaren for only the second time in [...]

Fastest Lap in Jerez

World champion Jenson Button drove the fastest lap on the last day of Formula One pre-season testing in Jerez. A final test takes place in Barcelona next week before the first race in Bahrain on March 14. A good crowd turned out to support home favourite Fernando Alonso, sixth fastest in his Ferrari, and the [...]

Jenson Button for BBC Sports Personality of the Year

The 29-year-old made a blistering start to the season, incredibly winning six of the first seven grands prix, building up an unassailable lead thanks to a combination of brains and a Brawn car that was just too good for the competition. Jenson – who was 100-1 to win the title in January – had won [...]

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