Race of the Year: Canadian Grand Prix
Button's win at Suzuka was his fifth for McLaren but first in totally dry conditions. It came towards the end of a season in which he finished above team-mate Hamilton in the standings - a real achievement when one remembers some of the predictions made when, even as the new world champion, Button left Brawn GP at the end of 2009.
As a driver noted for his smoothness, there is an irony that Button seems to excel in races that run anything but. The most chaotic this year took place in Montreal and took over four hours to complete after a storm hit the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. By that stage Button had already been hit by Hamilton ("What's he doing?") and was then to collide with Alonso.
The latter incident punted him down to 21st and last place just past half distance but as the track started to dry, there then came a response: back in the points 12 laps later, Button was up to second after passing Mark Webber and Michael Schumacher on laps 64 and 65 respectively before taking the lead when Vettel ran off the dry line on the 70th and last lap. - http://www.sportinglife.com
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