Button boosted despite Singapore struggles.JENSON BUTTON Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January, 1980) is an English Formula One racing driver. He currently competes for the Honda Racing F1 team. He won his first Grand Prix in Hungary, on August 6 2006 after 113 races. admitted he was pleased to come through a difficult weekend in Singapore with little damage to his world championship hopes. The Brawn GP driver looked set to see his rivals eat into his advantage at the top of the drivers' championship after a disappointing qualifying session on Saturday. Button started yesterday's race with a 14-point lead over team-mate Rubens Barrichello Rubens Gonçalves Barrichello (born May 23 1972) is a Brazilian Formula One race driver of Italian descent. He currently drives for Honda. Barrichello previously drove for Ferrari from 2000 to 2005 as Michael Schumacher's teammate, enjoying considerable success. but lined up two places behind the Brazilian in 11th. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel Sebastian Vettel (born July 3 1987 in Heppenheim) is a German race car driver. He is currently contracted to the Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One team alongside Vitantonio Liuzzi after replacing Scott Speed on July 31 2007. also had the ideal chance to close in on the two Brawns after securing a place on the front row alongside pole sitter Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is a British Formula One racing driver. Hamilton started karting aged eight. When he was ten,[1] . But Button remained calm and drove a smooth race under the lights on the Marina Bay street circuit to finish fifth as his title rivals faltered. "It was a good race for me and I'm happy with fifth position and four more points today," he said. "Getting ahead of Kazuki (Nakajima) off the line was key and that really made my race. The weekend hasn't been quite what we expected but it's good to come through from 11th on the grid to score points today. "I'll go to Japan tomorrow feeling very positive and looking forward to the next race." As the race entered the final few laps Button was holding onto fifth ahead of Barrichello. The Brazilian strived to catch his team-mate but in the end was unable to find that bit extra and had to settle for sixth place. "My brakes were struggling and I couldn't fight anymore so we came home with sixth position," said Barrichello. CAPTION(S): Jenson Button |
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