Button wins Australian Grand Prix

Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2010 5:54 pm Post subject: Button wins Australian Grand Prix

Button wins Australian Grand Prix

Reigning Formula One world champion Jenson Button has cruised to his second straight Australian Grand Prix victory as disaster struck again for local favourite Mark Webber.

The British McLaren driver outpaced his rivals by 12 seconds, taking the chequered flag ahead of Polish Renault pilot Robert Kubica with Ferrari's Felipe Massa third.

Webber, who started from second spot on the grid, finished a lowly ninth after tangling twice with McLaren's Lewis Hamilton.

On lap 16 the Australian Red Bull driver ran wide and fell to eighth, before climbing back up the order.

Then two laps from the end of the 58-lap race, the pair again clashed, with Webber limping back to the pits.

Source: The Age
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