On the day Vettel became mortal once more, Button produced a superhuman display. Watching Jenson proved to be Seb's downfall as, entering Turn 6 on the last of the 70 laps, Vettel-the reigning world champion and the winner of five of the first six races-dabbed a wheel on the wet stuff and half-spun his RB7, the Red Bull's lost momentum allowing Button to slip past. Michael Schumacher watched Button Mark Webber did, too.īut neither could do anything about the blue-helmeted McLaren as it sailed by the pair of them in quick succession, setting Button up for a late attack on leader Sebastian Vettel. And in wet conditions, those in which he has always thrived, Jenson was always going to be the one to watch. It was that kind of race, one in which outright pace, the fastest car and the cleanest driver all counted for nothing against that old sporting knack of being in the right place at the right time. ![]() ![]() Yet he still crossed the finish line before anyone else. Jenson Button suffered a drive-through penalty, collided with McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso in separate incidents and made six pit stops in the 2011 Canadian Grand Prix.
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