The big story in F1 at the moment is that Jensen Button is buying his way out of his Williams contract for next year and staying with BAR. In a statement, Button said “I would like to thank Frank (Williams) for accommodating a compromise to what was a binding contract and I regret the difficulties my decision has caused everyone involved.” The end result of this means that Button will partner with Barrichello next year, which should prove to be an interesting combination, and Williams will be looking to fill an empty seat.

Looking ahead to Brazil, Raikkonen will have his work cut out for him as anything less than a victory, and Alonso failing to make the podium, will mean that the current leader will take the drivers championship. The Finn said that he’ll be pushing hard to get maximum points for both the drivers’ and constructors’ championships. The constructor’s championship is looking closer as Mclaren just need the ever elusive one-two finish in Brazil to move to the top of the table. Our predictions for the Brazilian GP are for a Raikkonen win, and Alonso taking the drivers championship with a podium finish, the strong possibility of rain though could mix things up a bit.

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