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
raining sunday
If it's raining like that on Sunday it would be too wet,
case definitely driver f1 guy love next
I love the role of being the experienced driver and that is definitely the case next year - I think I am the most experienced guy in F1 next year.
acid car corners fit hit lap legs pulling
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%.
crash flesh hit monaco pulled quite sensation
That Monaco crash was quite a big one - I pulled 33g when I hit the wall, which is a lot. It's a weird sensation - like all my skin and flesh was being pulled off my bones.
buttons car developing fit hope next obviously positions season small sort sure wheel
We go through the whole season working on next season's car and developing the car and making sure we fit in the car and all that sort of stuff. And we obviously give ideas of what we would hope next year's car would have even if it's small things like buttons on the steering wheel and different positions and whatever.
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...
raining stop
It is disappointing but we can't stop it raining here,
difficult shaking stay tricky
I'm still shaking with the excitement. It was really difficult to stay calm. It's just so tricky out there with the conditions. It was very very windy.
difficult hectic lap mad shaking time trying
I'm still shaking with the excitement. It was a very hectic session, it was mad for us. Trying to get a lap time in was very difficult but we managed it.
account completed focusing lack laps mainly running taking testing time tire work
Testing went really well this week, particularly taking into account the lack of running time in the mornings. I completed a lot of laps as we are focusing mainly on tire testing and reliability work at the moment.
binding compromise frank thank williams
I would like to thank Frank Williams for accommodating a compromise to what was a binding contract,
achieving building delighted effort forward goal gone honda near next opportunity partner past privilege support team thank three today together win
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone at the Team, at Honda and our tyre partner Michelin for their support over the past three years. The effort that has gone into building this team into what it is today has been relentless. It's been a privilege to be a part of B*A*R Honda and I am delighted that I will be part of its future. I look forward to achieving our next goal - our first win together - in the very near future.
circuit maximum
We pretty much got the maximum out of the car. It was a way to get the maximum out of the circuit than anything else.
improve pace positive sure turkey weekend
We had a positive weekend in Turkey and I'm sure we can improve our pace and have a competitive weekend in Monza.