FIA Formula 1 - Round 13

BUTTON!!!

Finally, after 112 races, Jensen Button (above & below) takes his first Formula 1 victory in race 113! This was the most exciting race of the season as the undecided weather kept teams guessing on wet, dry, or intermediate tyres. Schumacher was in fifteenth early on his wets, then as the track dried his intermediates rubbed down to slicks and he was able to get up into second. Then commenced the De la Rosa v. Schumacher battle of the year as for the next four laps they crossed the Start/Finish line side-by-side. Finally De la Rosa got him on lap 66, a lap later Heidfeld also got around Shumacher's Ferrari, but cut him off, causing the two to crash out of the race.


The other great story from this race was Robert Kubica. The 3rd driver (below) in his debut race scored two points for BMW Sauber - almost impossible for a debut nowadays in F1.