Jenson Button
Jenson Button
Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBEis a British Formula One driver from England currently driving for McLaren. He is the 2009 Formula One World Champion, driving for Brawn GP...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRace Car Driver
Date of Birth19 January 1980
CityFrome, England
certainly fantastic forward front good grid hard job less looking looks overnight positive race row struggling team thank tomorrow tough wait work yesterday
The team has done a fantastic job to get us on the front row of the grid and I have to thank them for that. Things were looking a lot less positive yesterday when we were really struggling to find a good set-up. A lot of hard work was done overnight and tomorrow looks promising, but let's wait and see. This is always a tough race but I'm certainly looking forward to it.
drivers easy hot prepared race tough
It's going to be tough for the drivers and engine, its never easy to race in this circuit. It will be very hot and very humid, I think we are very well prepared for tomorrow.
finished good last race year
We had a very good race in Monza last year when we finished on the podium,
races winning
We want to be winning races and so just being on the podium is disappointing.
gone point pulled quickly race
There was no point in the race where we could have gone any quicker...They pulled away so quickly at the start.
bit catch gone good point race work
There was no point in the race when we could have gone quicker. It's good to get on the podium. We've got a bit of work to do to catch up.
bit car conditions couple expected forward hotter races seems shows steps strange struggling style suit taken time winter works
I think that the way this car works doesn't suit his style and he's taken a little bit of time to get used to it, but the strange thing is that over the winter he was very competitive. It seems that when the conditions are hotter he is struggling a bit more with the car - and that shows that the car is not where we wanted it to be or where we expected it to be for these first two races of the season. It shows we need to make steps forward in a couple of places...
car control race raining
If it is raining like that, we can't race on Sunday, ... It is dangerous. You are not in control of the car in any way.
car good hopefully quite race smiling sure
I know I'm smiling but it is only qualifying. Tomorrow's the important day and hopefully we have quite a good car for the race and I'm sure we've made enough improvements.
achieve affinity enormous goal hope number particular pride race winning
I have no particular affinity with any number -- other than one of course, which I hope to race with enormous pride when I achieve my goal of winning the world championship,
selfish race careers
When it comes to my racing career I'm very driven and very selfish. People who are around me at races will know that I'm a different person here than in my personal life. I completely blank people at races. I need to be focused. I'm rude.
sleep race adrenaline
I always sleep really well, particularly before a race, when the adrenaline's pumping.
moving race 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.
morning race mad
To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most.