Posts Tagged ‘Jenson Button’

Nuts and Bolts

Some news tidbits involving the world of Formula 1: Raikkonen Not Lotus Team Owner – Boullier: Eric Boullier has slammed rumors Kimi Raikkonen is a shareholder in the Lotus team. It was reported that the 2007 World Champion’s retainer this year was subsidized by owner Genii granting the returning F1 driver a small slice of [...]

Abu Dhabi GP qualifying press conference

Participating in Saturday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix press conference are: Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Jenson Button (McLaren): Q: Sebastian, you equalled Nigel Mansell’s record of 14 poles in a season today, congratulations, but you had to dig pretty deep to get this one? Sebastian Vettel: “Oh yes, especially after yesterday where to [...]

2010 Formula 1 Driver Standings

Below are the updated 2010 Formula 1 driver standings: (After 4 races) Pos Driver Nationality Team Points 1 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 60 2 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes GP 50 3 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 49 4 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 49 5 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 45 6 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 41 7 [...]

Button Wins Close One At Australian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won the second round of the Formula One world championship in a dramatic Australian Grand Prix Sunday. Button inherited the lead when pole sitter Sebastian Vettel suffered mechanical problems for the second race in a row losing a left front brake on lap 26. The drama began prior to the race when rain [...]

Nuts And Bolts 2

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1: Button Must Prove He’s As Good As Hamilton – Ecclestone: 2010 is Jenson Button’s chance to prove he is as good as Britain’s other Formula One driver, according to Bernie Ecclestone. After winning last year’s world championship with Brawn GP, 30-year-old Button has switched to McLaren [...]

Nuts And Bolts

Some news tidbits from the world of Formula 1, courtesy of SPEED TV: Buemi To Give New Toro Rosso Track Debut On Launch Day: Sebastien Buemi will give Toro Rosso’s new car its track debut at Valencia next Monday. The Faenza based team, which is producing its own car for the first time this year [...]

Formula 1 News And Notes

Some news and notes from around the world of Formula 1: Cosworth Ready To Ship Engines: Returning engine supplier Cosworth is putting the final touches on the shipping boxes of its first completed batch of 2010-spec engines. Williams, Campos, Lotus, USF1 and Virgin will shortly be receiving the V8 units, dubbed the CA2010, for “installation, [...]

Button Honored In List

The Formula One champion for 2009 will receive an honor from his native country. Specifically, Jenson Button will be made a Member of the British Empire in Queen Elizabeth’s New Year’s Honours List for services to motor racing. The Briton won six of the first 7 races to claim the 2009 title for Brawn GP [...]