Race and classic pictures

Button clinches first ever Super GT win!

Jenson Button was on the top step of the podium this weekend along with team mate Naoki Yamamoto after the pair triumphed in the sixth round of the Super GT series in Sugo.

It was the former F1 driver's first Super GT win and his first career win since the Brazilian GP with McLaren in 2012.

Button and Yamamoto started from pole in their Honda NSX-GT but were forced to put up a burning fight against their rivals, especially in the final stretch of the race against the fellow Honda of Tomoki Nojiri and Takuya Izawa.

Phillip van Osten

Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.