Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday for his sixth victory in seven Formula One races.
Button overtook pole sitter Sebastian Vettel on the first lap following a mistake by the Red Bull driver and held on for a 6.7-second win over Red Bull’s Mark Webber.
Vettel, the first driver not to win from the pole in five races at Istanbul, finished third after opting for a three-stop strategy.
Button leads the standings with 61 points. Teammate Rubens Barrichello, who retired after starting third, has 35 points. Vettel has 29 and Webber 27.5.
“(It’s) the first race where the car has been absolutely perfect,” Button said…Â Details
LONG POND, Pa. — Tony Stewart faced long odds, coming from the back of the field in a backup car to win Sunday’s Pocono 500, just as he faced long odds building a race team when he assumed half-ownership of Stewart-Haas Racing last year.
But this weekend Stewart the driver was as cool as Stewart the businessman, conserving gas in the final laps while holding off Carl Edwards to become the first owner/driver to win a NASCAR Cup event in 11 years. He stretched his series points lead to 71 points over Jeff Gordon…Â Details
