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Jenson Button has won a ringing endorsement from his Honda team’s management, which reckons he could take on Lewis Hamilton with the right equipment. But they are not yet certain enough to give him a 2009 contract, it would appear…

Giorgio Pantano was crowned GP2 champion at Monza despite two conservative drives and a penalty that kept him off the podium of either race.

Lucas di Grassi’s Campos team is celebrating after his win in Valencia handed a double to the Spanish team. He followed in the footsteps of team-mate Vitaly Petrov, who took an unexpected victory in the feature race when leader Giorgio Pantano ran out of fuel.

Giorgio Pantano remains GP2 series leader following the Hungarian round of the championship - but Bruno Senna made up ground and is now hot on the Italian’s heels.

Want to send a message to Formula One bosses about which GP2 driver you think they should be looking to recruit next year? Here’s your chance.

GP2’s usual off-road action was ramped up by a rain-sodden Silverstone circuit - and it was Bruno Senna who made hay while the sun failed to shine.

Giorgio Pantano’s F1 career might have been short-lived - but he seems to have well and truly found his home in GP2, where he now convincingly leads the championship.

Bruno Senna has claimed his second pole in a row at Silverstone, taking the top spot in qualifying ahead of Romain Grosjean and Andreas Zuber.

Adam Carroll’s hopes of race one glory at Monza have been dashed after Giorgio Pantano produced a commanding performance to start from pole position and lead from beginning to end.