Button, though, took a sublime win by 12 seconds.īutton's drive to victory just three weeks later in China was arguably an even better personal performance, but in terms of overall drama, the Australian GP had got the decade off to a fine start. That handed Rosberg fifth, while Kubica held on for a remarkable second. The final drama came when Hamilton unsuccessfully attacked Alonso - and was hit by Webber. Webber had done likewise and, with 10 laps to go, they joined the Kubica-Massa-Alonso battle for second. The McLarens were now first and third.īut thwarted by Kubica's brilliant display of defensive driving, Hamilton pitted for fresh tyres. At almost the same moment, Hamilton - having extricated himself from a multi-car fight, went around the outside of Nico Rosberg's Mercedes at the fast Turn 11 left-hander.
That was until lap 26 of 58, when he suffered a brake failure.
Vettel seemed able to keep Button at arm's length, despite occasional drizzle. Red Bull delayed bringing in Vettel and Mark Webber, which meant that once the leaders had all stopped Button was second, not far behind Vettel's RB6. But, on his hotter slicks, Button easily overcame Kubica. Robert Kubica had stormed from 11th to fourth on the first lap and a slow Ferrari pitstop allowed the Renault to jump Felipe Massa, who had been second before pitting. The McLaren almost immediately became the fastest car on track and others soon stopped too. Not for the first or last time in his career, Button making an early switch to slick tyres was crucial, despite an off on his out-lap. The restart came on lap five and next time around Hamilton passed Button, who then decided to stop. Thanks to a bigger accident further back, when a front wing failure for Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi sent him spearing into Williams rookie Nico Hulkenberg, the safety car was already out.
Button and team-mate Lewis Hamilton were delayed and completed the first lap in sixth and seventh respectively. Poleman Sebastian Vettel led away, but a slow-starting Fernando Alonso and Button clashed at the first corner, forcing the Ferrari into a spin. Rain just before the getaway forced everyone to switch to intermediate tyres.
"Australian GP thriller," said Autosport magazine's cover after reigning world champion Jenson Button sensationally won on his second start with McLaren. 2010 Australian Grand Prix Where: Melbourne Great drives were also taken into account, though it's fair to say that entertainment was the bigger factor. In producing this list, we considered the excitement, overtaking and unpredictability of the races.
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