Maiden Button win in chaotic Hungarian GP

Briton Jenson Button won his first Formula One race on Sunday when he came home ahead of Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa at the end of a wild, dramatic and rain-swept Hungarian Grand Prix.


The 26-year-old Honda driver worked his way through the field after starting from 14th place on the grid and took full advantage of the misfortunes of several other leading drivers.


Both championship contenders Fernando Alonso of Renault and seven-time champion German Michael Schumacher of Ferrari failed to score points.


Pole-sitting Finn Kimi Raikkonen, in his McLaren Mercedes-Benz, led for a long period from the start but failed to score after crashing. Alonso crashed out, too, but only after a wheel nut flew off his car and Schumacher abandoned the race with four laps remaining when he was third due to mechanical problems.

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So short was Button's car racing history that he was still racing karts as recently as 1997. So when Williams plucked him from British Formula 3 series to face heroes like Michael Schumacher in the 2000 world championship, the entire world was shocked.

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"Jenson Button...(breathe)...Wins the...(breathe)...Hungarian Grand Prix...(Breathe)...Get in there!"

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