Mark Webber wins the Brazilian Grand Prix
Jenson Button has also locked up the driver of the year title. From AP-
Jenson Button has clinched his first Formula One title after capitalizing on his rivals’ miscues to finish fifth in a Brazilian Grand Prix won by Mark Webber.
The fifth-place finish Sunday was good enough to give Button an insurmountable 17-point lead in the drivers’ standings ahead of the season-ending race in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 1.
His closest competition for the title, Brawn GP teammate Rubens Barrichello, started from pole but finished eighth after a puncture on his home track. Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel was fourth
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Red Bull’s Webber took his second F1 win ahead of Robert Kubica of BMW Sauber and defending champion Lewis Hamilton of McLaren at the 2.6-mile Interlagos track.
Button had only one Formula One triumph prior to this year. Who knows Webber could be the Jenson Button of 2010.
This year’s Formula One campaign saw more than its share of drama off the track. I will be surprised if the offseason is quiet one.
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