Vettel Emerging As Primary Threat To Button’s Quest For F1 Championship

Vettel Emerging As Primary Threat To Button's Quest For F1 Championship

Vettel Emerging As Primary Threat To Button's Quest For F1 Championship

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Formula One championship leader Jenson Button says Mark Webber’s Red Bull Team is the one to beat for this year’s title.

Button, who has won three of the four races this year, believes Red Bull has moved ahead of his Brawn team, despite Brawn’s recent win in Bahrain.

Button took the season-opener in Australia, the rain-hit round in Malaysia and the Bahrain race.

But Red Bull has been hot on Brawn’s heels as the old order of McLaren and Ferrari have struggled with their under-developed 2009 cars.

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Red Bull young gun Sebastian Vettel has already emerged as the biggest threat to Button’s quest for the world championship.

Despite his latest victory Button regarded his win in the desert as lucky as Vettel was held up for some time by the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton.

“Everyone has caught up and I think Red Bull has actually overtaken us, so this one is great and all credit to the guys - it has been a tough few weeks for all of us away from home.”

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