Dodgy Business: Street fighting men
There were emotional scenes in the Brawn motorhomes as Barrichello celebrated his Valencia victory. Tony Dodgins gives an eye witness account and explains how the win came to pass
You could hear the emotion in Rubens' voice on the slowdown lap. He'd won again, at 37, five years after he'd last stood on the top step of the podium. He'd known he could do it but others had doubted him.
Now he'd proven it.
There were extraordinary scenes in the paddock when he got back to the team. He was hoisted onto the shoulders of the mechanics and bounced from man to man as chants of 'Rubens! Rubens!' rang out.
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