The Observer
As the British press celebrates Jenson Button's first GP win last weekend, and with Nigel Mansell back at Silverstone this weekend, Damien Smith recalls the childhood magic of witnessing 'Red 5' at his greatest home victory
As we salute a modern British Formula One hero, we prepare to welcome back an old stager - dare I say it, a true motor racing legend.
Jenson Button's fabulous breakthrough victory in Hungary will do much to endear him to his growing band of fervent fans back home. But 'our Jense' has a long way to go before he hits the heights of popularity that Nigel Mansell scaled in the late 1980s and early '90s.
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