Britain's Jenson Button should be excused if he prays for rain on Sunday after he qualified a relieved seventh on the grid for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Button 34, world champion in 2009, has won twice before at the Hungaroring, in 2006 and 2011, and on both occasions, he triumphed in a wet race with a demonstration of speed allied to great tactical acumen. Notably, too they were cheered with a broad grin by his late father John, a familiar and popular figure in the paddock and always recognisable for the pink shirts he so often wore on race days. John died earlier this year, aged 70, and Sunday marks his birthday, adding poignancy to a remarkable weekend for his son as he starts his...
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