Sunday, June 7, 2009
Button breezes to Turkey victory
What difference does eight additional years make at one's craft? Ask Sebastian Vettel. His second full season in Formula One couldn't overcome Jenson Button's decade in the series Sunday. Brawn GP driver Button took advantage of the younger driver's bobble at Turn 9 on Lap 1 to take the race lead then motor away to easy victory in the Grand Prix of Turkey. Button built a 20-second lead before backing off in the final laps to let runner-up Mark Webber halve the cushion.
Oh, yeah, the Englishman snagged fast lap 1 minute, 27.579 seconds, too. "Thank you!" came Button's radio response to his team. "You have built me an absolute monster of a car!"