Jenson Button

Arguably the best ever driver in mixed conditions, all his wins at Mclaren have come in those conditions. His last race win in the dry came at the 2009 Turkish GP.

Button is known for his smooth driving style and is normally seen in must races doing one less stop than his rivals for tyres.

Buttons also know to be a bit of a practical joker and will take part in anything fun.

Since his debut in 2000 Button has won the majority of hearts in this country. But what is your favourite JB win?

Mine has to be Hungaroring 2006, in argubly a midfield team and he won the race in those mixed conditions to take his first win. I can remember James Allen been in tears almost and that was the first race Anthony Davidson ever commentated on.

 

[gethinceri]

Eurosport & Motors TV, I think Titch.

 

[Titch]

Thanks I'll check it out. It would be fun to see how they are all doing in their next career.

 

[The Artist.....]

Interesting tweet from JB last night:
https://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/529113854081384448

Looks like his future is settled.....

 

[Titch]

Well he's certainly looking forward to something.Or he'd had to much to drink.

 

[The Pits]

A meal , by the looks of things, although I think it is fairly inevitable that he is on his way to pastures new.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I did enjoy his sarcastic quip to his race engineer about the pitstops, good ol' west country lad sarcasm reigns supreme down here...

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Is he talking in code? He referred earlier in the year to his number 22 as "two little ducks". So is this one duck - number 2? The second seat at Mercedes? (!) Also there was a recent quote from Gene Haas about getting his ducks in a row.
Ducking hell. this is all a bit Dusty Bin & 3.2,1.

 

[Jen]

I think he is going to be a bingo caller

 

[gethinceri]

Well I think he's a lovely boy.

 

[Mephistopheles]

You'll not get an argument from me...

 

[Greenlantern101]

Reading between the lines here but the only reason I can think of for Jenson to be reminiscing is he has just been told his career is over.

Has all the hallmarks of telling your fans when you aren't allowed to tell your fans.

 

[The Pits]

Indeed.

I would add, that I think that the approach to the whole situation has been a little less than he deserves. Reminds me a bit of Rubens, and not really being allowed the send off he deserved.

 

[Andyoak]

And doesn't that Williams look great!

 

[cider_and_toast]

Well if he has nothing left to lose then he should just come right out and say it and screw what Ron says. A bit like when Prost dropped his trophy into the crowd. Sometimes your dignity is worth more than a contract.

 

[teabagyokel]

He's too nice to do that, though, is Button. He will be missed.

 

[cider_and_toast]

To be fair my biggest problem with Button is not what he did but what he could have been without that chuffing around early on in his career with contracts and playing up to the play boy image. Part of that is Flabio's fault, part of that is Sir Frank's fault and part of it is Jenson's fault.

I freely admit I ate a huge slice of humble pie with two dollops of ice cream and a spoon or two of custard in his first season at McLaren where I thought Hamilton would have him for breakfast and boy didn't he prove me wrong. Those first two years at McLaren really did, in my eyes and not that it matters one jot, enhance his reputation.

Yep, he will be missed.

 

[Road of Bones]

He's been my favourite driver for so long, I'm not entirely sure how I will feel about F1 without him on the grid. McLaren can fuck right off for me now, though....

 

[Tuscan1969]

Big shame - I think he's still driving well enough to justify a seat....Maybe Sir Frank should give Massa the boot....?

 

[Il_leone]

really he has not done much wrong this season apart from not being a great qualifier and cost a lot more money because he is a world champion

He has twice as many points as his rookie teammate and beaten him in most races this season

 

[cider_and_toast]

you know what, had Jenson been available at the start of this season I think it may have been possible that he could have gone to Williams instead of Massa but his contract has expired at entirely the wrong time.