Barrichello wins Italian GP, Force India's Sutil fourth

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MONZA, Italy: Rubens Barrichello picked up his second win in three races to lead Brawn GP to a 1-2 finish at the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday that put the British team in the driver's seat for the Formula One title.

Barrichello and teammate Jenson Button both used one-stop strategies to get the sweep at the Monza circuit.

"It was a great decision. The guys with KERS (power boost) had 20 meters on us in the start and we had to have that in mind," the 37-year-old Barrichello said of the strategy. "Our pace was good enough to be in front of them by the last pit stop."

In Image: Brawn GP's Brazilian driver Rubens Barrichello (C) celebrates as Brawn GP's British driver Jenson Button (L) and Ferrari's Finnish driver Kimi Raikkonen applaud on the podium.

Text: AP

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