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F1: Jenson Button’s Japanese victory in photos

With McLaren riding high in the time sheets during practice for the Korean Grand Prix, let’s take a moment to look back and savour Jenson Button’s victory in the previous race at Japan.

October 14, 2011

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Suzuka Circuit
F1: Vettel’s display keeps the Brawns at bay

Sebastian Vettel kept up the pressure on Jenson Button and Brawn GP with a commanding win in the Japanese Grand Prix, surviving a start-line challenge from Lewis Hamilton to cruise to victory.

October 4, 2009

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Tagged as: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel
F1: Japanese Grand Prix liveblog

First there was practice, almost entirely rained off, leaving a number of rookie drivers with no useful experience of the testing Suzuka circuit. Then there was qualifying, with three heavy crashes and five grid penalties. What is left for the race itself?

October 4, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Brawn GP, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jarno Trulli, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Suzuka Circuit
F1: Button cops five-place post-qualifying grid penalty

Jenson Button’s hopes of tying up the drivers’ championship this weekend lie in tatters after a misjudgement during a chaotic qualifying session left him facing a five-place grid penalty.

October 3, 2009

Categorised under: Archive, F1

Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, Brawn GP, Fernando Alonso, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Kamui Kobayashi, Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, McLaren, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Sebastien Buemi, Suzuka Circuit, Timo Glock
F1: Vettel on pole at crash-strewn Suzuka

Sebastian Vettel qualified on pole for the Japanese Grand Prix at a pitiless Suzuka circuit that punished the slightest weakness shown by drivers struggling with form, illness or an unfamiliar car.

October 3, 2009

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Tagged as: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel
F1: Suzuka still a mystery after rain stops play

McLaren’s Heikki Kovalainen topped a rain-soaked Suzuka practice session that saw an unusually large number of drivers venturing out to get their first-ever taste of the track, and then some cars not attempting to set a time at all.

October 2, 2009

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Tagged as: Adrian Sutil, Brawn GP, Fernando Alonso, Force India, Formula One, Heikki Kovalainen, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, Renault F1, Rubens Barrichello, Suzuka Circuit
F1: User guide to the Japanese Grand Prix

Following the racing this weekend? Here’s all you need to know.

September 30, 2009

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Tagged as: broadcast times, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka Circuit, weather reports
F1: Will we see back-to-back British champions at Suzuka?

Jenson Button could theoretically win the Formula One Drivers’ Championship at Suzuka this weekend if he finishes far enough ahead of team-mate Rubens Barrichello.

September 30, 2009

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Tagged as: Adrian Newey, Brawn GP, Ferrari, Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Mark Webber, Martin Whitmarsh, McLaren, Red Bull Racing, Ross Brawn, Rubens Barrichello, Sebastian Vettel, Suzuka Circuit
Fantasy F1: Brits On Pole float a little higher

So, how did our McLaren Grand Prix League 2008 team perform at Fuji?

October 17, 2008

Categorised under: Archive, Competitions

Tagged as: Brits On Pole, Fantasy F1, Japanese Grand Prix, McLaren Grand Prix League 2008
F1: Blundell calls stewards unfit for purpose

Don’t bottle it up, Mark! You’ve got to learn to tell it like it is. No, but seriously, it’s very refreshing to hear somebody other than Sir Jackie Stewart in the risk-averse, conservative world of F1 actually expressing a worthwhile opinion.

October 16, 2008

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Tagged as: Formula One, Japanese Grand Prix, Mark Blundell, Sebastien Bourdais, Sir Jackie Stewart, stewards’ decisions