Jenson Button – 2009 world champion!!

Jenson Button has joined the elite group of race drivers to have won the world championship. Button is the tenth British champion following in the footsteps of Mike Hawthorn, Graham Hill, Jim Clark, John Surtees, Jackie Stewart, James Hunt, Nigel Mansell, Damon Hill and the out-going champion Lewis Hamilton.

His string of six wins from the first seven races equalled a record set by Clark and Michael Schumacher and formed the foundation of his championship campaign.

Button has had his fair share of critics for his performance in the second half of the championship, but had he started the season with points paying finishes and ended the season with a string of victories, his success would have, arguably, been seen in a differing light.

Sources: F1-Live

What's going on with the driver market right now? Just wait and see.

Williams announce Toyota split

After weeks of rumour, Williams has confirmed that they will end their three years engine-supply relationship with Toyota at the end of the season, but have yet to announce a replacement deal.

Meanwhile, the decision to split with Japanese manufacturer is bad news for Toyota protégé Kazuki Nakajima who is now expected to be dropped by the team.

The Grove-based squad has been linked to a supply of Renault engines - currently used by Red Bull - for next year, as well as a switch to Cosworth.

Sources: F1-Live

Could Button will wrap up the titles at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekends? Hope not too soon and eager to see they'll fight World Championship until the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi.

Renault sign Kubica

The second major domino in the driver market has fallen with confirmation that Robert Kubica will drive for Renault next season. He replaces the Ferrari-bound Fernando Alonso. Kubica joined the Swiss-based team in 2006 as test driver and graduated to the race seat following the dismissal of former champion Jacques Villeneuve at the Hungarian Grand Prix the same year.

He went on to finish fourth in the championship last year and also recorded the team’s sole grand prix victory in Montreal. With BMW deciding to leave the sport at the end of the 2009 season, Kubica made clear he too would be moving on.

The announcement leaves Toyota still looking for its star driver, while Renault has yet to confirm the identity of Kubica's team-mate for next season.

Sources: F1-Live.com

Waiting for Kimi Raikkonen news, either he still racing or quit F1 next season.

Alonso confirm to Ferrari next season

Ferrari has announced a three-year deal starting next season with 2005 and 2006 World Champion Fernando Alonso. The confirmation of such an agreement has been widely expected for several weeks.

"The Scuderia's driver line-up next season will therefore be made up of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, with Giancarlo Fisichella in the role of reserve driver," Ferrari's statement reads.

The announcement of Fernando Alonso's destination for the next few years should now open the vanes of the drivers' market, with a cascade effect leading to further driver confirmations from other teams in the coming days and weeks.

Sources: F1-Live.com

Which team of Kimi Raikkonen next season? Hopes he will be clad in silver again.