Button takes pole in Melbourne

Jenson Button clinched his first pole position for three years on a day of disaster for reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Button takes pole in Melbourne
Sat, 28 Mar, 2009 - 08:38

Jenson Button clinched his first pole position for three years on a day of disaster for reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton.

Four months ago Honda Racing opted to pull out of Formula One, and it appeared as if Button and team-mate Rubens Barrichello were staring at a bleak future.

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