Topic: Jenson Button

Vettel edges team-mate Webber for European pole

German world champion Sebastian Vettel will start from pole position in Sunday's Formula One European Grand Prix after the Red Bull driver was fastest in qualifying here on Saturday.The 23-year-old German, who is the runaway leader of this year's drivers' championship, was ...

Hamilton and NASCAR's Stewart swap cars for a day

NEW YORK (Reuters) - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton escaped criticism of his driving and media speculation about his Formula One future by trading cars with twice NASCAR champion Tony Stewart on Tuesday.The two tried out each other's machinery on a cold and wet ...

Vettel takes sixth pole of season in Canada

Defending world champion Sebastian Vettel claimed his sixth pole position in seven races this year on Saturday when he topped the times in qualifying for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.The 23-year-old German, in his Red Bull car repaired after a crash into the ...

Button confident of maiden North American GP win

After six races without a win during which he has watched runaway leader Sebastian Vettel lead the way, Jenson Button is ready to fight back - and hopes to register his first Formula One victory on North American soil next weekend.The 31-year-old ...

Webber, Hamilton ready to gamble in Monte Carlo

Last year's winner Mark Webber and 2008 victor Lewis Hamilton will be gambling on their skills and strategy to stop defending drivers' champion Sebastian Vettel from winning the Monaco Grand Prix here this weekend.Australian Webber, 34, hit the jackpot last year when ...

McLaren's Hamilton eyes victory at Monaco GP

Britain's Lewis Hamilton believes his driving skills can lead him to victory in next week's Monaco Grand Prix and help him revive his bid for a second world Formula One title.The 26-year-old Englishman finished a close second to defending champion and series ...
British duo Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button of McLaren looked back on "one of those days" when strategic and pit-stop errors marred their results in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix.Hamilton and Button, world champions in 2008 and 2009 respectively, both felt they could ...

Hamilton heads home plotting F1 title bid

A delighted Lewis Hamilton headed home after winning the Chinese Grand Prix confident he can build a convincing title challenge and give defending champion Sebastian Vettel a run for his money.Britain's Hamilton and his McLaren team-mate and compatriot Jenson Button finished first ...

Vettel claims pole for Australian F1 opener

Germany's Sebastian Vettel will start in pole position for the Australian Grand Prix after the Red Bull driver was quickest in qualifying on Saturday.Vettel posted a fastest lap time in qualifying of one minute 23.529 seconds and will start on the inside ...
Britain's Jenson Button on Friday played down Fernando Alonso's view that former seven-times champion Michael Schumacher could race his way back into title contention this season.After ending his three-year hiatus to return to racing with Mercedes GP last season, Schumacher could finish ...