Jenson Button was thrilled to take victory in for the third time in Melbourne on Sunday, leading home Sebastian Vettel and McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton. The 2009 World Champion, admitting he was ‘all excited’ to draw alongside Hamilton on the run to Turn 1, out-braked his title predecessor before controlling the pace commandingly.
“That was very special and to start the year with victory is important,” he said. “I think this puts us in a great position, so a big thank you to everybody in the team. I’m very excited about Malaysia but not thinking about it too much right now – first, I will enjoy this with my friends and family, then turn my attention to Malaysia tomorrow.”
He admitted that, following his second and final pit-stop, the deployment of the Safety Car posed a threat and a worry.
“When you’re leading by ten seconds it is great, but when the Safety Car comes out and it’s 6pm your tyre temperatures are soon lost, so that was a big worry,” the Frome man continued. “I managed to keep the heat in them and saved lots of fuel, so that was very important for us. I then got a good restart, which I was very happy about, and controlled the pace to the end of a pretty amazing day.”
The win is Button’s 13th in Formula 1, equalling the amounts of British compatriot David Coulthard and Alberto Ascari, World Champion of 1952 and 1953.
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  J. Button | McLaren | 1:34:09.565 |
| 2. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | +2.139 |
| 3. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | +4.075 |
| 4. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +4.547 |
| 5. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +21.565 |
| 6. | K. Kobayashi | Sauber | +36.766 |
| 7. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | +38.014 |
| 8. | S. Perez | Sauber | +39.458 |
| 9. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | +39.556 |
| 10. | P. di Resta | Force India | +39.737 |
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