Button surprised by dramatic win

WORLD CHAMPION Jenson Button admitted he did not expect to be winning races so early into his McLaren career after victory in a thrilling Australian Grand Prix yesterday which sent the right message to Formula One’s critics.

Albert Park played host to a race filled with drama and overtaking to help diminish complaints that the sport was boring following the uninspiring season-opener in Bahrain.

The excitement was aided by a spell of rain shortly before the start which forced teams to quickly change to intermediate tyres.

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