If you were to describe Formula 1 as a film genre, action, thriller and, sadly, tragedy would be among the first three options that come to mind. But for the 2009 campaign, ‘fairytale’ is the only word that fits the bill.
In the winter of 2008, the Honda team was seemingly dead and buried. But 12 months later, following a rule change that shook up the competitive order and a rescue package of the Brackley squad known today as Mercedes led by Ross Brawn and Nick Fry, it had delivered the world championship for Jenson Button and added the constructors' title for good measure. Remarkably, Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story manages to do justice to this story and then some.
