Brilliant Button

[Retro Formula 1]

One of the landmark drives of the last 10 years. Superb drive.

Can nyone remember a driver making more overtakes in a race than that?

[SGWilko]

One of the landmark drives of the last 10 years. Superb drive.

Can nyone remember a driver making more overtakes in a race than that?

Kimi, several times in '05 after starting from the back.....?

[Mia 01]

Kimi, several times in '05 after starting from the back.....?

So true, and with no DRS and on a dry track.

[raphael_2]

Yea, great drive by Button, greatly helped by DRS. The DRS worked 'too well' in Canada, as you simply had to drive around then, rather than outbrake them going into the final chicane. I think it worked best in Malaysia. It will be interesting to see how well it works in Valencia, where overtaking is super difficult.

[i_max2k2]

One of the landmark drives of the last 10 years. Superb drive.

Can nyone remember a driver making more overtakes in a race than that?

Yep, Schumi 2006 Brazil, going from 10th to 5th? and then from last to 4th.

[tfp]

Me and a mate have just been discussing this race. Does anyone know if it has ever happened before canada, when someone has been running last, then eventually won the race?

[AndyL]

Kimi Raikkonen. Its mentioned a few posts above yours mate.

Was Kimi ever actually last at any point during Suzuka '05? He qualified 17th.

[Robinho]

i seem to remember Monza one year, when BAR were the 2nd best car but the Ferrari was awesome, about 2004 ish. IIRC Schumacher spun on the first lap or similar, not sure if he ended up last, but he then came back through the field to win. I'm sure someone will correct me

[Robinho]

i seem to remember Monza one year, when BAR were the 2nd best car but the Ferrari was awesome, about 2004 ish. IIRC Schumacher spun on the first lap or similar, not sure if he ended up last, but he then came back through the field to win. I'm sure someone will correct me

already proved myself wrong, MS started 2nd, spun, was 15th at the end of lap 1 and climbed back to 2nd

[AndyL]

Was Kimi ever actually last at any point during Suzuka '05? He qualified 17th.

Just found that Suzuka '05 is one of the earliest races available on VisionF1 Raikkonen started 17th (of 20), gained 4 places on the first lap, and only ever moved forward from there, so he was never last in that race.
Possibly he fell to the back in one of the other races in 2005, but for all his other wins he was qualified well inside the top 10 so I don't know which one it would be.