Jenson Button stormed to a poignant win here in Melbourne, spearheading a 1-2 victory for the new Brawn team. The short history of this team reads like a Hollywood script.
"It's been a traumatic few months," Button told us, after he returned from the podium. "I have to say thank you to the team for being so strong. And I've worked bloody hard to be here". He got on the radio after crossing the line to ask his engineer to pinch him.
Button made the perfect start, while for Barrichello it all looked to be over. He hit the 'anti-stall' button on his steering wheel by mistake as he waited for the start lights, and that slipped his gearbox into neutral. He was hit by Heikki Kovalainen as the field swept down to the first corner, and was thrown into the side of Mark Webber. Some aerodynamic components of the car were broken, but miraculously it was still driveable. And, despite a later coming together with Kimi Raikkonen, he was able to claw his way back up to where he started.
Keeping Button in check at the front was Sebastian Vettel, but the young German clashed with BMW's Robert Kubica three laps from the end, which brought out the safety car - the second of the day. As a result, Vettel will receive a ten grid-place penalty at the next race and a $50,000 fine. It's such a shame as he drove a stormer. He hadn't put a foot wrong all weekend. Until... BANG. The grid penalty will hurt him as much as the loss of these eight points.
Still, it made the Brawn story even better by promoting Rubens to the number two spot.
Jarno Trulli fought valiantly from the back of the grid to third, after an earlier technical infringement. However, after passing under yellow flags he was penalized, promoting world champion Lewis Hamilton to third. Trulli will be spitting.
It was an emotional triumph not just for Button, but also Ross Brawn whose technical mastery has conceived this incredible car. He was rendered speechless. "When we saw him on the podium, the big bear had nothing to say," joked Button.
Brawn become the first F1 team to score a 1-2 finish on their debut since Mercedes-Benz won the 1954 French Grand Prix. And, for those of you with a fetish for stats, Button has taken the 200th win for a British driver.
RESULTS
DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP
- Jenson Button - Great Britain - Brawn-Mercedes - 10 points
- Rubens Barrichello - Brazil - Brawn-Mercedes - 8 points
- Lewis Hamilton - Great Britain - McLaren-Mercedes - 6 points
- Timo Glock - Germany - Toyota - 5 points
- Fernando Alonso - Spain - Renault - 4 points
- Nico Rosberg - Germany - Williams-Toyota - 3 points
- Sebastien Buemi - Switzerland - Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 2 points
- Sebastien Bourdais - France - Toro Rosso-Ferrari - 1 point
CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP
- Brawn - 18
- McLaren - 6
- Toyota - 5
- Renault - 4
- Williams & Toro Rosso - 3
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