Mercedes W06 Can Cement Status as an All-Time Great F1 Car at 2015 Italian GP

Having made it to the light at the end of the tunnel, Jenson Button knew he had a special car and was on course for a strong season. But just how special, and just how strong?  Only three days after confirming their participation in the 2009 Formula One campaign, the remains of the Honda team, Brawn GP, joined their fellow competitors at the Circuit de Catalunya for some much-needed testing ahead of the first race in Australia. While their rivals were in the midst of their winter preparations, Brawn—as noted by Button in his book, My Championship Year—conducted an initial run of five laps of the Barcelona track to provide their lead driver with some initial impressions. Within two laps behind the wheel of the BGP ...

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