Button gives BGP 001 first shakedown at Silverstone (+pic)

Only minutes after the announcement that Ross Brawn has taken over the former Honda Racing F1 Team, Jenson Button gave the Brawn GP's new car, the BGP 001, its first shakedown at the British circuit of Silverstone. The team will now travel Spain for the final pre-season test session at Barcelona before the start of the 2009 season at Melbourne at the end of the month.