Brawn GP’s Jenson Button once again showed dominance in the race track after winning the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul Park Circuit last Sunday.  Button crossed the finish line seven seconds ahead of Red Bull Racing’s Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel.

Button had a good start to maintain second position off the line and took the lead from Sebastian Vettel when the Red Bull driver ran wide at the chicane at turns nine and 10 on the first lap. From there, Jenson drove a flawless two-stop race building up a 20-second lead before taking it easy for the final few laps to take the chequered flag ahead of the two Red Bulls.

Team-mate Rubens Barrichello had a more eventful race as he suffered the team’s first retirement of the season. A poor start, caused by a problem with the clutch, dropped Rubens into the pack where he had several on-track battles fighting his way through the field. The team retired his car on lap 47 when damage caused to the gearbox at the start began to significantly deteriorate.

“I wish I could have had the whole team up there on the podium with me today. This was definitely a victory for us all, everyone at the track, back at the factory in Brackley and at Mercedes-Benz High Performance Engines in Brixworth,” Button said.

“Today we really showed what this car and engine can do and to beat our closest competitors fair and square is a great feeling.”

“I had a good start from the dirty side of the grid and it was really important to maintain second position into the first corner. I took my opportunity on the first lap when Sebastian went wide and from there we controlled the race. Once we knew that Sebastian was going for a three-stop strategy, we filled the car up at my first stop and I just tried to be as consistent as possible to keep him behind me.”

“This is the first time that the car has been absolutely perfect for me and it means so much to the team to see just how good this car is. To go to Silverstone for our home race leading the Championships is a wonderful feeling but we know that we have to keep pushing to maintain our advantage,” Button added.

Heading into the team’s home race, the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, Brawn GP lead the Constructors’ Championship with 96 points while Button leads the Drivers’ Championship on 61 points with Barichello in second place with 35 points.