Button puts spotlight back on racing
It has been another tumultuous season for Formula 1, but finally the racing itself has been able to take centre stage again. Jonathan Noble explains how Jenson Button's title charge swept the scandals aside
Don't double diffuser arguments seem like a long time ago now?
When was the last time we spoke about budget caps?
Remember how the paddock seemed such a poisonous place over the summer as threats of a breakaway championship briefly materialised?
And who will forget the craziness of that Monza weekend when the reality of Renault's race-fixing affair hit us all square in the face?
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Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.
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