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Ross Brawn Reflects on 2009 F1 Triumph in New Docu-Series; Tips McLaren as Threat to Red Bull

Brawn GP's 2009 victory, despite adversity, featured in docu-series; Brawn sees potential in McLaren to challenge Red Bull's dominance next season

  • Ross Brawn, former F1 managing director, relives his team's 2009 title success in a new docu-series 'Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story' hosted by Keanu Reeves, due for release in Britain on Wednesday.
  • Brawn GP and Jenson Button won six of the first seven races and both championships in 2009, despite a season of drama that threatened the team's survival.
  • Brawn, who acquired the team from Honda for a pound, had no engine to power the car until Mercedes came to the rescue.
  • Despite a bare budget and scarcely enough spares, Brawn GP wrote one of sport's great stories of triumph in adversity.
  • Brawn is tipping a resurgent McLaren to take the fight to dominant Red Bull and triple world champion Max Verstappen next season.
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