Formula One: Button takes a Kremlin detour

MOSCOW: Former world champion Jenson Button took a detour around the walls of the Kremlin before setting his sights on resurrecting his title hopes at Germany’s Nurburgring next weekend. Shrugging off his retirement at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, he said he was delighted to get the chance to show off his McLaren to fans in Russia. “I can hardly believe I had the possibility to drive a Formula One car around the walls of the ancient Kremlin,” said Button. “I see that the number of fans here is rising from year to year. It’s a very good sign that shows the popularity of Formula One in Russia is rising.”

Published in The Express Tribune, July 19^th, 2011.