The legendary driver breaks down some of the biggest moments of his career, from his not-so-charmed title season to the reason why he didn't want to drive in his final F1 race.
Jenson Button was standing at an airport baggage claim in late 2008 when he got a call that the F1 team he drove for was shutting down, and he’d lost his ride. He soon signed with Brawn GP, a team that only existed for one year, 2009 — then drove to his first and only championship in a season many call an F1 fairytale. Does he ever step back and go: “That was me — I won the fairytale season”? “No,” Button told Motorsport. “Because it wasn't a fairytale season.
Everything was a failure apart from a win, whereas I should have been at the point where: ‘Well, we're not quickest, but I got to get the best out of the car, and finishing on the podium is still a win because people aren't really taking many points off of us.’” Button, 44, is 15 years older now, and more than a decade clear of his full-time F1 career.
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