Jenson Button Quotes

Jenson Button — British Athlete born on January 19, 1980,

Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, MBE, sometimes known as JB, is a British Formula One driver from England currently driving for McLaren. He is the 2009 Formula One World Champion, driving for Brawn GP... (wikipedia)

In my hometown there is a pub named after me - The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?!

A lot of people think Formula One isn't a sport because everyone drives a car when they go to work in the morning. But we're pulling up to six G on a corner or during breaking, which is almost like being a fighter pilot. So we have to do a lot of work on our neck muscles.

Resting for me is fitness training.

To understand the intensity of driving an F1 car, you have to be in it. When you're driving a 750hp machine at 200mph, the noise and the vibrations are incredible. The G-force when you take big corners is like someone trying to rip your head off. You hit the brakes, and it feels as if the skin is being pulled off your body.

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 Quotes

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