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22/03/2004
Button hopes to build on third place in 2004
Jenson Button has stepped onto the podium for the first time after taking third place in yesterday's Malaysian Grand Prix.
The jubilant British driver told reporters that this was "just the beginning" for himself and the team. However, the first step has been a long time coming for the young British Formula 1 star who has been dogged by a career that has failed to deliver the early promise of his debut in the 2000 season.
But in Sepang, it was Button's turn as his BAR-Honda took him to a podium finish in third place just 11 seconds behing the winner, and he joined second place Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) - who leads the drivers championship table with two wins out of two.
In a close fought race, Montoya was close but never close enough to steal a win from the scarlet prancing horse. Particularly when Montoya exited the pits after his last scheduled stop to find Rubens Barrichello in the No2 Ferrari suddenly lapping two seconds slower than previously.
With Montoya blocked, Michael Schumacher went on to stretch out an 11 second lead on Montoya at one point, but by the chequered flag this had been whittled down to five seconds in the humid but not as hot as expected heat of Sepang.
(SP)
The jubilant British driver told reporters that this was "just the beginning" for himself and the team. However, the first step has been a long time coming for the young British Formula 1 star who has been dogged by a career that has failed to deliver the early promise of his debut in the 2000 season.
But in Sepang, it was Button's turn as his BAR-Honda took him to a podium finish in third place just 11 seconds behing the winner, and he joined second place Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams) and Michael Schumacher (Ferrari) - who leads the drivers championship table with two wins out of two.
In a close fought race, Montoya was close but never close enough to steal a win from the scarlet prancing horse. Particularly when Montoya exited the pits after his last scheduled stop to find Rubens Barrichello in the No2 Ferrari suddenly lapping two seconds slower than previously.
With Montoya blocked, Michael Schumacher went on to stretch out an 11 second lead on Montoya at one point, but by the chequered flag this had been whittled down to five seconds in the humid but not as hot as expected heat of Sepang.
(SP)
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