Button wins for Brawn GP in Barcelona - with Barrichello in second place
Brawn’s fairytale season continues, with Jenson Button taking the win in Barcelona, with team mate Rubens Barrichello in second place.
Button lost first place to team mate Barrichello off the line but, after a safety car on the first lap, strategy genius Ross Brawn moved Button on to a two-stop strategy, which proved a master stroke as Button cruised in to an 11 second lead by mid-point, and ended the day 13 seconds ahead of Barrichello at the finish.
Ferrari had a better day than they’ve had of late, and Massa looked good for a strong finish, but an error at his last pit-stop left him short of fuel, and he had to back off and let Vettel in the Red Bull through in the dying laps of the race to have a chance of making it to the end. And, much to the delight of the Barcelona crowd, Alonso also squeezed past Massa in the last minutes to manage a fifth place finish for Renault.
The Red Bulls performed strongly, with Webber finishing on the podium and team mate Vettel in fourth. In fact, with a bit more luck and a following wind Red Bull could have made life much more difficult for Brawn. But it was another rotten day for McLaren, with Hamilton managing ninth place, and Heikki Kovalainen’s race ending on the seventh lap.
So it’s on to Monaco in a couple of weeks, with Brawn leading the Constructor’s rankings by 30 points and Button leading the Driver’s rankings by 14 points from Barrichello. Will Brawn do as well in Monaco? In truth, there is no reason why not. A good car is a good car wherever it races, and Button looks like a Champion in waiting. The Red Bulls are a threat and Ferrari are starting to show some promise.
But a couple of more races like this and Brawn will have the 2010 F1 Championship sewn up. Who’d have thought that a few months ago.
Sue | Used Cars says
Congrats to J Button he really has been doing very well this year indeed, sad to see that Ferrari is not there.