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Jenson Button wins his first GP in Hungary 2006... could the winner have been different if it didn't rain?
Who could ever forget the memorable Hungarian GP of the 2006 season in F1?!
Everyone was expecting either a Mclaren or a Ferrari win, or even a Renault win despite their low qualifying positions, but rain had its word in this race.
That dramatic race witnessed very unexpected incidents. Kimi Raikkonen having an accident with Vitantonio Liuzzi just 25 laps after the start of the race. World champion Fernando Alonso experiencing a tyre problem in the 51st lap; ending his chances for any points in that race. That's not to mention the other accidents and spins resulting in only 13 drivers finishing the race. Clearly, rain played a major role in shifting the tides back and forth in the race.
Button who qualified 14th, managed to win a race where not even the 7 times world champion Michael Schumacher could get any further than the 8th position, nor could the other fast Ferrari driver Felipe Massa get any further than 7th. It's also remarkable that Button finished 30.8 seconds ahead of his nearest opponent Pedro de la Rosa who was driving a Mclaren Mercedes and who finished second.
F1 fans all around the world witnessed Jenson Button's first win in Formula One. One very memorabale photo was taken of Button where his eyes were so wide open showing his extreme happines. A day that he'll never forget nor will Honda ever forget.
But one question arises: could the winner have been different if it didn't rain?
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pic: planet-f1.com
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