From GMM
Jenson Button's charge to the 2009 world championship continued in style on Sunday, as pretenders Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello mounted flawed challenges at Istanbul.
The Brawn driver's advantage over Sebastian Vettel, who by some is considered the Briton's most likely challenger for the crown, blew out to more than double the Red Bull racer's points tally of 29.
"Today we were a step ahead," Button said, "and it's a nice feeling."
Vettel, third, had to follow his teammate Mark Webber to the chequered flag, after a three-stop strategy. The 'hold station' team order was given in the form of: "Sebastian, save the car, Mark is faster".
The German led away from pole position, but let Button past with an early mistake at the exit of turn 10.
"It was my mistake," an unhappy Vettel, 21, said, "but I think Jenson was just too quick today, I wouldn't have been able to hold him."
Barrichello had a bad day, beginning with an atrocious start, a messy run through the pack requiring a new nose, and ultimately retirement with a suspected gearbox problem.
Jarno Trulli ended Toyota's Monaco slump with fourth, while Felipe Massa ended his run of Turkish GP victories, dating back to 2006, with his sixth place.
Turkish Grand Prix - Results :
1 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 58 laps 1.26'24"848
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 6"714
3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 7"461
4 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 27"843
5 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 31"539
6 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 39"996
7 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 46"247
8 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 46"959
9 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 50"246
10 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'02"420
11 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'04"327
12 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'06"376
13 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'20"454
14 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1 lap
15 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 1 lap
17 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1 lap
18 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
Best Lap: Jenson Button 1'27"579
DNF:
4° lap - Giancarlo Fisichella
47° lap - Rubens Barrichello
Drivers Championship: 1.Button 61; 2.Barrichello 35; 3.Vettel 29; 4.Webber 27,5; 5.Trulli 19,5; 6.Glock 13; 7.Rosberg 11,5; 8.Alonso, Massa 11; 10.Raikkonen, Hamilton 9; 12.Heidfeld 6; 13.Kovalainen 4; 14.Buemi 3; 15.Bourdais, Kubica 2.
Manufacturers' Championship: 1.Brawn-Mercedes 96; 2.Red Bull-Renault 56,5; 3.Toyota 32,5; 4.Ferrari 20; 5.McLaren-Mercedes 13; 6.Williams-Toyota 11,5; 7.Renault 11; 8.BMW 8; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 5.
** Unofficial Results**
Jenson Button's charge to the 2009 world championship continued in style on Sunday, as pretenders Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello mounted flawed challenges at Istanbul.
The Brawn driver's advantage over Sebastian Vettel, who by some is considered the Briton's most likely challenger for the crown, blew out to more than double the Red Bull racer's points tally of 29.
"Today we were a step ahead," Button said, "and it's a nice feeling."
Vettel, third, had to follow his teammate Mark Webber to the chequered flag, after a three-stop strategy. The 'hold station' team order was given in the form of: "Sebastian, save the car, Mark is faster".
The German led away from pole position, but let Button past with an early mistake at the exit of turn 10.
"It was my mistake," an unhappy Vettel, 21, said, "but I think Jenson was just too quick today, I wouldn't have been able to hold him."
Barrichello had a bad day, beginning with an atrocious start, a messy run through the pack requiring a new nose, and ultimately retirement with a suspected gearbox problem.
Jarno Trulli ended Toyota's Monaco slump with fourth, while Felipe Massa ended his run of Turkish GP victories, dating back to 2006, with his sixth place.
Turkish Grand Prix - Results :
1 - Jenson Button (Brawn BGP001-Mercedes) - 58 laps 1.26'24"848
2 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 6"714
3 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB5-Renault) - 7"461
4 - Jarno Trulli (Toyota TF109) - 27"843
5 - Nico Rosberg (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 31"539
6 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F60) - 39"996
7 - Robert Kubica (BMW F1.09) - 46"247
8 - Timo Glock (Toyota TF109) - 46"959
9 - Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari F60) - 50"246
10 - Fernando Alonso (Renault R29) - 1'02"420
11 - Nick Heidfeld (BMW F1.09) - 1'04"327
12 - Kazuki Nakajima (Williams FW31-Toyota) - 1'06"376
13 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1'20"454
14 - Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren MP4/24-Mercedes) - 1 lap
15 - Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Nelson Piquet (Renault R29) - 1 lap
17 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM02-Mercedes) - 1 lap
18 - Sebastien Bourdais (Toro Rosso STR4-Ferrari) - 1 lap
Best Lap: Jenson Button 1'27"579
DNF:
4° lap - Giancarlo Fisichella
47° lap - Rubens Barrichello
Drivers Championship: 1.Button 61; 2.Barrichello 35; 3.Vettel 29; 4.Webber 27,5; 5.Trulli 19,5; 6.Glock 13; 7.Rosberg 11,5; 8.Alonso, Massa 11; 10.Raikkonen, Hamilton 9; 12.Heidfeld 6; 13.Kovalainen 4; 14.Buemi 3; 15.Bourdais, Kubica 2.
Manufacturers' Championship: 1.Brawn-Mercedes 96; 2.Red Bull-Renault 56,5; 3.Toyota 32,5; 4.Ferrari 20; 5.McLaren-Mercedes 13; 6.Williams-Toyota 11,5; 7.Renault 11; 8.BMW 8; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 5.
** Unofficial Results**