Button's Success Gives Heidfeld Hope That One Day His Time Will Come ; German 158-Race Veteran Says the Brawn Revolution Shows That Drivers Just Need the Right Car -- And Perhaps a Little Bit of Patience. By Matt Majendie [Edition 2]

Evening Standard - London › July 09, 2009

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NICK HEIDFELD and not Jenson Button could well have been leading the Formula One world championship. Instead, one of the most experienced drivers on the grid heads into this weekend's German Grand Prix 12th in the standings, 58 points behind Brawn GP's Button.

In the winter, Heidfeld had talks with the then Honda team over a deal to join them but, in the end, felt his prospects were better with BMW Sauber.

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Button's Success Gives Heidfeld Hope That One Day His Time Will Come ; German 158-Race Veteran Says the Brawn Revolution Shows That Drivers Just Need the Right Car -- And Perhaps a Little Bit of Patience. By Matt Majendie [Edition 2]

Just three weeks before the season, though, Ross Brawn took control of the Honda team and transformed their fortunes in spectacular fashion.

Heidfeld said:...

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