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Chinese Grand Prix: I’m not as relaxed as people may think says McLaren driver Jenson Button

JB — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:40 +0000

Jenson Button grateful to be surrounded by people who keep him level-headed, despite letting the ‘Mr Cool’ persona slip at times.
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McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton stalls over new contract talks to put rival Formula One teams on red alert

JB — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:09:46 +0000

Rival F1 teams put on red alert after McLaren driver focuses on new season rather than new deal.
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Jenson Button pays tribute to Dan Wheldon at memorial event for IndyCar driver

JB — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:47:37 +0000

Jenson Button hailed Dan Wheldon as “the guy you’d get out of bed to race” at a memorial for the late IndyCar driver.
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David Coulthard: Sebastian Vettel is my driver of the season but Felipe Massa must do better

JB — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:12:13 +0000

David Coulthard on which teams and drivers have impressed him most.
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European Grand Prix 2011: McLaren driver Jenson Button laughs off Ferrari link

JB — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:32:04 +0000

Jenson Button ridicules speculation linking him with Ferrari as “hilarious” and plans on talks with McLaren later in year.
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Malaysian Grand Prix 2011: McLaren driver Jenson Button expects rain to cause chaos on Sepang circuit

JB — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:47:04 +0000

Jenson Button believes “absolute madness” could unfold this weekend if Malaysia’s notorious weather rains on the Formula One parade.
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Hispania Racing confirm Narain Karthikeyan as driver for 2011 season

JB — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 05:53:43 +0000

• Indian star to join Spanish F1 team
• No partner yet for former Jordan driver

The Formula One team, Hispania Racing, have confirmed the appointment of India’s Narain Karthikeyan as one of their two race drivers for the 2011 season.

Karthikeyan, who previously drove in F1 for the Jordan team in 2005, has also been a test driver for Williams, competed in A1GP, the World Cup of Motorsport, the Le Mans series including the Le Mans 24-hour race, and had stints in the Nascar truck series and Superleague Formula last year.

“I have always maintained that I have not given up on my desire to return to the pinnacle of world motor sport,” said Karthikeyan. “I am confident that I still have the pace, the fitness and the will to succeed in Formula One.”

In the Le Mans series, he drove for the Audi team then managed by the current Hispania team principal, Colin Kolles, who was also part of the Jordan team that hired Karthikeyan.

“I have known Narain for a long time and he can revert to the experiences he gained when he was competing for Jordan Grand Prix and being test and reserve driver for Williams F1,” Kolles said.

“I am sure that his experience and speed will be very useful for the team during the season.”

He is the second Indian hiring for Hispania following Karun Chandhok, who drove in the first 10 races of the 2010 season before being replaced by Japan’s Sakon Yamamoto.

Confirmation of Karthikeyan’s return leaves only three vacant F1 seats left unconfirmed for the coming season: the second drive at Hispania plus the two at Force India.

Force India were expected to retain Adrian Sutil for next season and Vitantonio Liuzzi is under contract but is a doubt to retain his position with the team.

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Formula One 2010: driver rankings

JB — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:49:43 +0000

Follow the standings and click on the driver pictures to compare their progress

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