Button wins F1 world title

Sun Oct 18 2009 21:54:37

Jenson Button has won his first Formula One world title after a pulsating Brazilian Grand Prix.

Brilliant driving elevated Button into fifth place, with title rivals Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello finishing fourth and eighth respectively.

Button becomes the tenth British driver to claim motor sport's greatest prize, inheriting the crown from last year's winner Lewis Hamilton.

On a stunning day for Brawn GP, they also claimed the constructors' title just over ten months after they appeared to be on the scrapheap when Honda pulled out of the sport.

Button broke into a rendition of Queen's We Are The Champions as he crossed the line after 71 remarkable laps at Interlagos.

He said: "It was just such an awesome race and I'm world champion, baby. Twenty-one years ago I jumped in a car and I loved winning. I never expected to be world champion because you think racing drivers in Formula One are different to you but we've done it today."

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