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  • Dean Smith wins Young Driver award as Moore and Button also triumph

    A parade of British champions were honoured at the Autosport Awards tonight, with 15-year-old Ginetta Juniors victor Sarah Moore kicking off the evening by being named Club Driver of the Year.

    Archive, Events, Industry
    Colin Turkington, Dean Smith, Jenson Button, Kris Meeke, Mikko Hirvonen, Ron Dennis, Sarah Moore

  • F1: McLaren say Button will be fully involved in car development

    Jenson Button will be fully involved in developing McLaren’s next-generation race car, according to team principal Martin Whitmarsh. And he has confirmed that the team will be sticking to its policy of allowing its drivers a free hand to race each other.

    Archive, F1
    Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, McLaren MP4-25

  • F1: Button to join Hamilton at McLaren for 2010 season

    It’s official at last – McLaren has confirmed that Jenson Button will be leaving the team with which he won the 2010 drivers championship to drive alongside fellow Brit Lewis Hamilton next year.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Silver Arrows

  • F1: ‘I’m still number one,’ Hamilton tells Button

    Lewis Hamilton isn’t quite ready to give up being Formula One world champion, despite the widespread reporting that he had ‘handed his crown’ to Jenson Button at the end of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Ayrton Senna, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: Hamilton tells Button: it’s your year, enjoy it.

    Lewis Hamilton’s advice to Jenson Button on passing on his world champion’s mantle? “Enjoy your year – you’ve earned it.”

    Archive, F1
    F1 drivers’ championship, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton

  • F1: Button takes the long way round to a 2010 drive with Brawn

    Jenson’s driving style is well-known as one of the smoothest on the F1 grid. It’s a pity that the management side of things hasn’t always had the same reputation.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, Flavio Briatore, Jenson Button, Renault F1, Ross Brawn, Sir Frank Williams, Williams F1

  • RoC: Coulthard to join Button and Priaulx in Beijing

    David Coulthard will be back behind the wheel of a race car in November when he joins Formula One World Champion Jenson Button and three-time World Touring Car champion Andy Priaulx in Beijing for the Race of Champions.

    Archive, Events
    Andy Priaulx, David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher, Race of Champions, Sebastian Vettel

  • F1: Button overshadowed by Barrichello as rain stops play

    Rubens Barrichello will start his home grand prix from pole position after proving best able to cope with a rain-hit and much delayed qualifying day at Interlagos.

    Archive, F1
    Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Brawn GP, Brazilian Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel

  • F1: Button cops five-place post-qualifying grid penalty

    Jenson Button’s hopes of tying up the drivers’ championship this weekend lie in tatters after a misjudgement during a chaotic qualifying session left him facing a five-place grid penalty.

    Archive, F1
    Adrian Sutil, Brawn GP, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Buemi, Suzuka Circuit, Timo Glock

  • Button: I have no contract for 2010

    Jenson Button has confirmed that he is a free agent for next season right now, as Brawn does not have him signed up beyond the end of this season.

    Archive, F1
    Brawn GP, European Grand Prix, Formula One, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Valencia Street Circuit

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