20 METROSPORT Monday, October 19, 2009 D STANDINGS Leading positions after race (71 Laps) 1 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1hr 32mins 23.081secs, 2 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 1:32:30.707, 3 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1:32:42.025, 4 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 1:32:42.733, 5 Jenson Button (Gbr) Brawn GP 1:32:52.086, 6 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 1:32:56.421, 7 Sebastien Buemi (Swi) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:32:59.072, 8 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Brawn GP 1:33:08.535, 9 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren 1:33:11.481, 10 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Toyota 1:33:26.081, 11 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Ferrari 1:33:33.746, 12 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Force India 1:33:34.469, 13 Romain Grosjean (Fra) Renault at 1 Lap, 14 Jaime Alguersuari (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso at 1 Lap Not Classified: 15 Kazuki Nakajima (Jpn) Williams 30 Laps completed, 16 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams 27 Laps completed, 17 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 21 Laps completed, 18 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 0 laps completed, 19 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 0 laps completed, 20 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 0 laps completed. Manufacturers 1 Brawn GP 161pts, 2 Red Bull 135.5, 3 McLaren 71, 4 Ferrari 70, 5 Toyota 54.5, 6 Williams 34.5, 7 BMW Sauber 32, 8 Renault 26, 9 Force India 13, 10 Scuderia Toro Rosso 7. FORMER Renault chief Flavio Briatore will today attempt to overturn his lifetime ban from motorsport as he begins legal proceedings against governing body the FIA. The Italian was suspended by the World Motor Sport Council for his part in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crash scandal. He will now take his case to the French high court, looking to quash the WMSCs decision as well as win damages of around 1million. Briatore said: In this case the FIA has been used as a tool to exact vengeance on behalf of one man. This decision is a legal absurdity and I have every confidence the courts will resolve the matter justly and impartially. Briatore fights lifetime ban Magic moment: Button crosses the line as ferraris felipe Massa, who is still recovering from a head injury, waves the chequered flag at his home race IN LESS than ten months, Brawn GP have gone from an almost-extinct team under the guise of Honda to boasting the new Formula One world champion. Yesterday heralded the completion of one of sports most astonishing revivals as Jenson Button rose from the ashes of Hondas demise to seal the world title. Few could have predicted the remarkable transformation of a team staring into the abyss on December 5 last year when Honda announced they were ending their nine-year involvement in F1. The new teams existence was not confirmed until three weeks before the season began. And Ross Brawn, who engineered a management buy-out to secure the outfits future, broke down in tears last night when asked for his reaction to the incredible turnaround. Its still got to sink in. It will take a while, he said. Its just special. Very special. Yesterdays race winner Mark Webber said: Jenson deserves it. Born-again team enjoy special win DRIVERS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 1 Jenson Button (Gbr) Brawn GP.............. 89pts 2 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull ....................74 3 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Brawn GP .............72 4 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull .....................61.5 5 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren.....................49 6 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari..........................48 7 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams......................34.5 8 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota...............................30.5 9 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault....................26 10 Timo Glock (Ger) Toyota.............................24 11 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari...........................22 12 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) McLaren ................22 13 Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber..............17 14 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber...............15 15 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Ferrari ....................8 16 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India .......................5 17 Sebastien Buemi (Swi) Toro Rosso ..............5 Button over the Moon JEnSOn BuTTOn admitted he struggled to cope with the stress of trying to seal the Formula One world title before finally making his dream come true last night. The Brawn GP driver came fifth in Brazil to clinch the championship ahead of rivals Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello. Button takes the crown from last years winner, Lewis Hamilton, giving Britain its first back-to-back champions in 40 years. You dont win the world championship and feel relieved, you feel ecstatic, said the 29-year-old. It was a stressful few months I can admit that now. After qualifying 14th on Saturday, with team-mate Barrichello in pole position, Button feared the worst at Interlagos. After that I sat in my room and saw the worst thing happen my team-mate put it on pole. I felt sick, he added. All Id think about, lying in bed, was the championship, and then I would dream about it too. I dreamed Id muck up qualify- ing but I also dreamed I would win the title today. Maybe dreams do come true. a natural Brawn champion: Button hugs team-mate Barrichello after beating the Brazilian to the world title yesterday Picture: Fotosports But pressure was intense, says Jenson By adaM Hay-nicHoLLs index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html