The Countdown is on to Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix, with Brawn Mercedes in the box seat to seal the 2009 Constructer's Crown , all the Brackley based team needs is to score 12 points more that season-long challengers Red Bull Racing, as for Red Bull themselves, the odds seem to be against Sebastian Vettel, while his team-mate Aussie Mark Webber, his title aspirations ended endefinately when he slammed his RB5 into the wall at the first corner in Singapore .
The experts believe it will be a straight fight between Jenson Button & Rubens Barrichello on Sunday, those journalists of a british persuasion, evidently with some reason, are backing Button, Rubens is considered a long shot with the bookmakers, Team Boss Ross Brawn has pledged a "Fair & Clean" fight between the two contenders, one thing is guaranteeded sparks will fly in the cauldron athmosphere of Suzuka, which has down through the years has held its fair share of title deciders.
This year, for the first time since 1996, 2 team-mates will go head-to-head for motorsport's biggest prize. the date October 13th , Williams duo Damon Hill & his rookie Canadian Team-mate Jacques Villeneuve lined up on the Suzuka grid, ready for battle, with both sides of the garage spilt supporting both men, Hill needed the win , and duly delivered, for Villeneuve the dream of the World Title in his rookie year, died when his rear-wheel came lose and fell off while he was running in 5th place.
A year later at Jerez in Spain, Villeneuve out-manouvered Michael Schumacher to seal the 1997 Championship,a year after Hill had left the team, enheirting the number 1 status at eventually the Driver's Crown.
The experts believe it will be a straight fight between Jenson Button & Rubens Barrichello on Sunday, those journalists of a british persuasion, evidently with some reason, are backing Button, Rubens is considered a long shot with the bookmakers, Team Boss Ross Brawn has pledged a "Fair & Clean" fight between the two contenders, one thing is guaranteeded sparks will fly in the cauldron athmosphere of Suzuka, which has down through the years has held its fair share of title deciders.
This year, for the first time since 1996, 2 team-mates will go head-to-head for motorsport's biggest prize. the date October 13th , Williams duo Damon Hill & his rookie Canadian Team-mate Jacques Villeneuve lined up on the Suzuka grid, ready for battle, with both sides of the garage spilt supporting both men, Hill needed the win , and duly delivered, for Villeneuve the dream of the World Title in his rookie year, died when his rear-wheel came lose and fell off while he was running in 5th place.
A year later at Jerez in Spain, Villeneuve out-manouvered Michael Schumacher to seal the 1997 Championship,a year after Hill had left the team, enheirting the number 1 status at eventually the Driver's Crown.
