Jenson Buttons fifth places at São Paulo, Brazil, scored him 4 World Champions points which was enough to clinch him the Formula 1 World Championship, this is 1 more point than he managed to score in the WHOLE of the 2008 season!
In 2008, racing for the BAR Honda team, Button managed to score a grand total of just 3 points and finished in a miserable 18th position. Yesterdays 5th position got the British driver 4 points and has upped his total (with 1 race to go) to 89 points.
It goes a long way to show that the car that is beneath the driver makes such a huge difference to how they perform and it is thanks to Brawn GP having a great car at the start of the season that saw Jenson Button win 6 of the first 7 races and Brawn GP win the first 8 races!
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On Sunday 8th November Motorsport fans can enjoy a free day of motorsport action at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge, Surrey.
The event is called “Powered by Mercedes-Benz Live” and takes place the week after the final F1 Grand Prix of the season in Abu Dhabi where we hope that Jenson Button will have been crowned the F1 champion.
The event is a day not to be missed, especially as it is free to attend. There is going to be appearances from Lewis Hamilton and Heikki Kovalainen and also their McLaren Mercedes F1 car, driving from the Brawn GP team, appearances from David Coulthard and Mika Hakkinen, DTM driving, live action from the Formula 3 Euro Series plus interviews with the McLaren Mercedes & Brawn GP teams along with autograph sessions and live outdoor action on the Brooklands tracks.
If that little lot isn’t enough, there are other activities that those attending can pay to do such as hot laps around the circuit in an AMG Mercedes, Kids driving experiences, Off-Roading, Blindfold tests and a Reverse slalom!
To get your free tickets you need to visit this site and register: www.mercedes-benz.co.uk
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