Video : F1 Australian GP 2012, Jenson Button wins first series

Jenson Button won the first series of Grand Prix Formula 1 season 2012, (03/18/2012). McLaren driver beat the defending champion Sebastian Vettel had to settle for runner-up.

Button to be the best with a time of one hour 34 minutes 9.565 seconds after completing 58 laps. Vettel, winner in Albert Park last year, and start in sixth, finishing second by a margin of 2.1 seconds with Button, two seconds ahead of Hamilton, who was in third place.

Four cars finish in very close that Kamui Kobayashi, Kimi Raikkonen, Sergio Perez, and Daniel Ricciardo.

Eight riders fail to finish the race, including Michael Schumacher, Felipe Massa, and Romain Grosjean.

Results F1 Australian GP 2012
1. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes 58 laps 1hr 34m 09.565s
2. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault +00m 02.1s
3. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +00m 04.0s
4. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +00m 04.5s
5. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari +00m 21.5s
6. Kamui Kobayashi Japan Sauber-Ferrari +00m 36.7s
7. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Lotus-Renault +00m 38.0s
8. Sergio Perez Mexico Sauber-Ferrari +00m 39.4s
9. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari +00m 39.5s
10. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes +00m 39.7s
11. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Ferrari +00m 39.8s
12. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes +00m 57.6s
13. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Renault +1 lap
14. Timo Glock Germany Marussia-Cosworth +1 lap
15. Charles Pic France Marussia-Cosworth +5 laps
16. Bruno Senna Brazil Williams-Renault +6 laps

DNF
Rtd. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 46 laps completed
Rtd. Heikki Kovalainen Finland Caterham-Renault 38 laps completed
Rtd. Vitaly Petrov Russia Caterham-Renault 34 laps completed
Rtd. Michael Schumacher Germany Mercedes-Mercedes 10 laps completed
Rtd. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault 1 lap completed
Rtd. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Force India-Mercedes 0 laps compelted
DNS. Pedro de la Rosa Spain HRT-Cosworth Did not qualify
DNS. Narain Karthikeyan India HRT-Cosworth Did not qualify

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News : F1 Korean GP 2011, Lewis Hamilton break Red Bull pole record

Lewis Hamilton appeared as the fastest racer in the Korean Grand Prix qualifying session. These results break the pole records that always reached by Red Bull since the start of the season.

At the session held at the Circuit Yeongnam, Saturday (15/10/2011), Hamilton incised record time of 1 minute and 35.820 seconds. He is successful ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who was in second position, with a distance of 0.222 seconds.

Meanwhile, the third and fourth position is occupied by Jenson Button and Mark Webber. Both left 0.306 seconds and 0.468 seconds behind Hamilton's time records.

This is the first time this season, pole position is not occupied by the Red Bull racer. As for Hamilton himself, this is his first pole since the Canadian Grand Prix 2010.

Neither Button or Hamilton already showed their pace since the second free practice session, where they always turn to be the fastest racer. Hamilton also had expressed his belief to be the fastest in the qualifying session.

Results of Qualifying F1 Korean GP 2011
1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:35,820
2. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 1:36,042 + 0,222
3. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:36,126 + 0,306
4. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 1:36,468 + 0,648
5. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:36,831 + 1,011
6. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 1:36,980 + 1,160
7. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) 1:37,754 + 1,934
8. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) 1:38,124 + 2,304
9. Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes tanpa catatan waktu
10. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes tanpa catatan waktu

Q2
11. Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:38,315 + 1,789
12. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) 1:38,354 + 1,828
13. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:38,508 + 1,982
14. Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) 1:38,775 + 2,249
15. Bruno Senna (Renault) 1:38,791 + 2,265
16. Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Cosworth) 1:39,189 + 2,663
17. Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) 1:39,443 + 2,917

Q1
18. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 1:39,538 + 2,013
19. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Renault) 1:40,522 + 2,997
20. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Renault) 1:41,101 + 3,576
21. Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) 1:42,091 + 4,566
22. Jerome D'Ambrosio (Virgin-Cosworth) 1:43,483 + 5,958
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi (HRT-Cosworth) 1:43,758 + 6,233

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News : F1 Japanese GP 2011, Button wins, Vettel World Champion 2011

Jenson Button has been directing a shot to the next season after Sebastian Vettel clinched the 2011 season at the Japanese GP, Sunday (10/09/2011).

Starting the race from position two, Button managed to finish in the leading position. For the McLaren racer, this is his third victory this season.

"You can say a victory from pole position would be boring, but this is something that I did not accomplish for some time, so the win from the position of two very meaningful to me," he said on ESPN F1.

"Hopefully this will happen more frequently this year," please Button.

This season there are only three drivers who managed to "steal" the victory of Vettel domination. Button to be one of them and even the most with three victories - two Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso one.

Button are now hoping to further reduce the rate of Vettel with Red Bull so she could be more frequently planted on the highest podium. As a foundation toward next season, he was determined to wipe out the remaining four series.

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