Formula 1: World Champion Jenson Button Wins Australian Grand Prix

It had all the ingredients of a superb contest, and a perfect Formula One race. And just when one thought there could be no more twists to the tale, down came the rain just before the start of the race, and put the plans and strategies of all the teams out of the window. Right at the start, there was contact between Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher. And if this was not enough, the safety car had to come out after a bad crash involving Kamui Kobayashi, Sebastien Buemi and Nico Hulkenberg.

When the actual racing eventually resumed, drivers and teams had to think fast about tire change as the track had dried out in some places, but was still quite wet in patches. Button was the first to make the decision to change tires. After all the pit stop rush, Sebastian Vettel was leading by a second over Button, but a lapse which saw him go onto the gravel handed Button the lead, which he held on to the very end.

Race Classification

1. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 25 pts
2. Robert Kubica (Renault) 18 pts
3. Filipe Massa (Ferrari) 15 pts
4. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 12 pts
5. Nico Roseberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 10 pts
6. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 8 pts
7. Vitantonio Luizzi (Force India-Mercedes) 6 pts
8. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 4 pts
9. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 2 pts
10. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 1 pt

Driver Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	37
2	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	33
3	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	31
4	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	23
5	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	20
6	Robert Kubica	Renault	18
7	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	12
8	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	9
9	Vitantonio Luizzi	Force India-Mercedes	8
10	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	6
11	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	5

Constructor Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	70
2	McLaren-Mercedes	54
3	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	29
4	Renault	18
5	RBR-Renault	18
6	Force India-Mercedes	8
7	Williams-Cosworth	5
8	STR-Ferrari	0
9	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	0
10	Lotus-Cosworth	0
11	HRT-Cosworth	0
12	Virgin-Cosworth	0

This win ensured that Jenson Button has not fallen way behind in his bid to defend his title. While Ferrari still leads the pack of teams, they have stiff competition from at least 3 other teams. So let's see how things unfold at Malaysia this weekend. Cheers!