Button saves face for McLaren with fourth

McLaren, the second most successful team in Formula One, have rarely welcomed a fourth place as much as they did at the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday. Jenson Button's result meant McLaren had failed to secure a podium finish over the course of a year for the first time since 1980 but had at least staved off the far greater ignominy of their worst season since their debut in 1966. Until Interlagos, 2009 world champion Button and Mexican team mate Sergio Perez had been no higher than fifth - and McLaren had managed at least a fourth in every season since they started out. "A well-planned race and we came home with the best result we could have hoped for," added the Briton, who also set a British record for the most race starts with his 247th - one more than David Coulthard managed.
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