F1 2009 Season in Review: Jenson Button and Brawn’s Cinderella Story

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Published: January 3, 2010

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F1 has seen an on-track resurgence in the last few years. Both 2007 and 2008’s titles were decided at the last race; while 2009 was dominated mostly by off-track news, it was an year where the regular order crumbled and a new order in the sport was created.

Who would have imagined the likes of Ferrari, McLaren, BMW Sauber, and Renault were nowhere near the title picture?  Brawn and Red Bull not only were better than the established teams, but they dominated the season so much that barring a few races, none of the big guys could match the pace of these two teams.

Brawn GP truly had a Cinderella year; if Honda had remained patient for a few more months, all the money they have put in their F1 program would have finally raked in the benefits it deserved, and they would not have pulled off F1.

Instead, Ross Brawn took over the team when they were not even sure if they would be on track at the Australian GP.  But once they were on, they dominated the first half of the season. Though Red Bull did put up a stiff challenge, in the end, Brawn managed to win both the titles without any major chaos.

Their title rivals Red Bull and its drivers had a breakthrough year and they managed to challenge the Brawn team until the end.

Sebastian Vettel proved that he is the real deal, and at one stage had all the big teams running for his contract, but in the end he decided to extend his deal with Red Bull. This seems to be a very wise move, as teammate Mark Webber won his first race and proved that given a good car, he can challenge for the title.

This will be an important year for Webber, and if Renault could provide them with stable engines, the team can once again emerge as an early favourite for the titles.

Ferrari and McLaren had a very poor season by their standards, though McLaren in the end managed to salvage something, pulling the coup of the year by signing the reigning world champion Jenson But...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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