Jenson Button won the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul in classic style.
Jenson Button was born on 19 January 1980 in Frome, Somerset, England. He began his Formula One career driving for the Williams team in 2000. On 6th August 2006 he won his first Grand Prix in Hungary. He currently drives for the Brawn GP team and has won six of the first seven races so far in this 2009 season. A record shared only by Michael Schumacher and Jim Clark.
The Turkish Grand Prix is held at the new Istanbul Park Circuit. This circuit is only one of four anti-clockwise circuits in the present Forumla One calendar and races have been taken place here since the 2005 season. Formula One supremo,Bernie Ecclestone is quoted as saying it is “the best race track in the world” because of the amazing four apex corner called Turn 8. Jonathan Legard, shares his thoughts on the Turkish Grand Prix on his blog in his post, My Turkish Grand Prix preview where he includes some great clips of the track in his video.
Winners of the Turkish Grand Prix
- 2005 -Kimi Räikkönen – Race Report
- 2006 -Felipe Massa – Race Report
- 2007 – Felipe Massa – Race Report
- 2008 – Felipe Massa – Race Report
- 2009 – Jenson Button – Race Report