Jenson Button

Jenson Button is a British racing driver currently under contract with McLaren-Honda, as a reserve driver. He won the 2009 FIA Formula One World Championship, driving for Brawn GP.

Button announced in September 2016 that he would be giving up his seat at the end of the 2016 season but announced that he would remain at McLaren as a reserve driver and ambassador of McLaren until 2018.

Date of birth:
19th January, 1980
"For me, triathlons were something that was down to me and my fitness. Now, I really enjoy the pain in the triathlon of chasing someone down. It’s a bit like chasing down Nico Rosberg in the last few laps at Silverstone – it makes you feel alive."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Fitness
"I can’t eat whatever I want, definitely not. I’m always controlled because I do a lot of fitness and triathlons, not just Formula One, so I always make sure I eat the right things."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Fitness
"Resting for me is fitness training."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Fitness
"The only time I think about life beyond F1 is when I contemplate becoming a dad. But there’s no way that’s going to happen while I’m still racing. To be successful in F1 you need to be very selfish in lots of ways and you’re away from home for long periods. That’s not the kind of father I want to be."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Dad
"In my hometown there is a pub named after me – The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?!"
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Cool
"You’re pulling 4-5G for a lot of the corners around the lap. We build up lactic acid because there are a lot of vibrations in the car, and you have to have strong legs to hit the brake pedal. We need to be fit to do every lap at 100%."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Car
"I keep my weight low, although you need to be able to move your weight around the race car to change the balance. I’m 6ft and I’m 70kg so I haven’t much fat on me."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Car
"The fast, flowing parts, the high-speed corners, that’s where a Formula One car is at its best – changes of direction, pulling high g-forces left and right."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Car
"I don’t purposely speed, but I might go over by five or six miles an hour from time to time. It doesn’t give me a buzz driving on normal roads, because I can’t go fast enough. It’s never going to be anything like an F1 car."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Car
"In the car and in front of the camera I tend to be very calm but behind the scenes I can get fired up and passionate, I just don’t see the need to shout my mouth off in public."
― Jenson Button
Topic(s): Car

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