EPISODE · Aug 6, 2025 · 12 MIN
6th August 2006: The Budapest Breakthrough That Brought Button Glory
from Chequered Past · host Martin Elliot
On this day in 2006, Jenson Button finally delivered on his long-promised potential with a stunning maiden win in the chaos of a rain-soaked Hungarian Grand Prix. We relive the twists, crashes, and triumphs that turned Budapest into the scene of a career-defining moment.We also celebrate the birthday of Vitantonio Liuzzi—a karting prodigy whose Formula 1 story didn’t quite follow the script—and revisit Stirling Moss’s final Grand Prix win at the Nürburgring in 1961, where skill triumphed over horsepower. Cover Photo: Jenson Button 2006 USA by Jeff Wunrow. (CC BY 2.0)Send us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering
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6th August 2006: The Budapest Breakthrough That Brought Button Glory
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