Top 10 F1 Drivers of the Year 2011:1: Jenson Button

Team: Vodafone McLaren MercedesCar: McLaren-Mercedes MP4-26Races: 19Wins: 3Poles: 0Podiums: 12Fastest Laps: 3Championship points: 270Championship position: 2nd

The closest thing Sebastian Vettel had in terms of a challenger for the title, Jenson Button still finished a distant second♏ in the standings.

That is not to denigrate the Briton's 🅘efforts, however, for he still recorded three wins and mounted a strong run of podium finishes in the second half of the season to lift himself above the likes of Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso, both of whom would have been tipped to better Button pre-sওeason.

Moreover, the 2009 world champion - who many believe is now a more rounded performer than when he clinched the title with Brawn - also established himself as McL൲aren's 'go to' guy by out-performing Lewis Hamilton - the first time the 2008 champion has ever been bettered by a team-mate in F1. While his countryman endured a torrid campaign, beset by problems on- and off-track, Button made the most of his involvement in the design of the 2011 McLaren to show that he could be a contender without the sort of technical advantage he enjoyed two years ago.

His back-to-front success in Canada captured the imagination as well as headlines, especially as his pace in tricky conditions pressured the otherwise unflappable Vette💎l into a last lap error, but the other victories - in Hungary and Japan - also underlined the 'comfort zone' within which Button is now operating at Woking.

Not always on the pace in qualifying - indeed, he still missed the top ten more than he should have - Button was generally happier on race day, able to make the new-for-2011 Pirelli tyres work in his favour with the smooth driving s⛎tyle that has become his t🌸rademark.

F1 Driver of the Year Top 10:2. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sebastian Vettel 3. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Fernando Alonso 4. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Paul di Resta 5. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Nico Rosberg 6. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Michael Schumacher 7. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Mark Webber 8. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Heikki Kovalainen 9. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kamui Kobayashi 10. 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Adrian Sutil

A full run down of the results will appear in the next week