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European GP: Honda race report

Indexed: Mon Aug 25, 2008 @ 12:45:04AM 3 months 1 week ago
Jenson Button was the first of the Honda Racing F1 Team's drivers home in today's inaugural European Grand Prix at Valencia. After starting the race in 16th place, he drove a determined race on a one-stop strategy to finish in 13th position. Rubens Barrichello, on the same strategy, came home in 16th place. Both drivers enjoyed good first laps. Jenson, starting on the dirty side of the grid, managed to find traction where others did not and made up a couple of places into Turn 2. By the end of the lap he was up to 13th position. Rubens had to wait for the field to pass the pitlane exit before being released to start his race. He caught the backmarkers immediately and by the end of the opening lap he was up to 17th, ahead of David Coulthard. ...
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Source: Motorsport.com - http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=304921
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