F1 Superstar Jenson Button Looks Back At 17 Years Behind The Wheel | This Morning

He lived life in the fast lane for 17 years, becoming one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers in history. And now, Jenson Button is looking back at one of the greatest moments of his career - winning the World Championship with Brawn GP. Ahead of the new documentary, he’s joining us in the studio to discuss life in LA, the joys of parenthood - and why he might be getting back into the driver’s seat!
Broadcast on 10/11/2023
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[@timonsolus]

Lovely guy. In 2009, he proved that nice guys do win. Once in a blue moon, OK, but still…

[@justinwalpole8956]

He cheated on his ex wife. Just because he's all smiley doesn't mean he's nice

[@lolzlolz69]

@@justinwalpole8956 Cheating is low, but you can't define someone by one metric.

[@gaycha6589]

He is a gent. Have been in pub with home several times in Bristol over the years. Marriage didn’t work out? So what? Hardly villain stuff.

[@hassyg4083]

rich parents

[@mandst5466]

You are right, he is probably nicer than most of us in spite of being rich and famous, not easy I would imagine.

[@qster]

Jenson and Brawn where a match made in heaven, fantastic era of F1

[@reptongeek]

There is still something surreal about that 2009 season.

[@CameronGillespiee]

a documentary is just the start. I feel like the 2009 brawn gp season could have a hollywoood film akin to rush, ford vs ferrari, etc.

[@51bikerboy]

Maybe Lewis can produce it!😅😅😅😅

[@Charlie_Gaze]

One of the true gentleman racers of F1, he drove with such smoothness and finesse like his hero Alain Prost. I've had the honour of meeting Jenson back in 2012 when he was at Brands Hatch during the DTM round; the German equivalent of BTCC.

[@Pantsman1973]

Watched this documentary. Amazing! Reminded me how exciting Formula 1 used to be.

[@_Matcha]

Such a nice guy,great driver...He really desered this title 😏

[@cameronmcilroy8261]

Personally had I been there in Jenson's presence I would have been starstruck

[@Metal05]

As a business I know what it’s like to be owed money by customers that don’t pay. Jenson amazing guy!

[@Feakre]

Jenson is such a nice, lovey, down to earth guy. He just comes across as a perfectly ordinary bloke with no airs and graces whatsoever.

[@ciaronsmith4995]

Decent driver. Bounced back nicely after Montoya replaced him. Problem for Jenson was that Raikkonen, Alonso and Hamilton were far better. Cheers!

[@xXx_puy_layrz_xXx]

mate i think you’ve got him mixed up

[@cd9759]

​@@xXx_puy_layrz_xXxno he was replaced by montoya for 2001

[@stephenparker2202]

A true champion and gentleman

[@jusele-ox9rc]

All round sound fella 👍🏻🇬🇧

[@sultanabran1]

taking nothing away from jenson that year, because he was fantastic, BUT. sneaky ross brawn was at it. he was involved in the making of the new regulations for 2009. and it just happens, his car has the double diffuser, which was a big advantage. pretty sure brawn new about this loophole as he was making the regulations.

[@paulroper4823]

😮🎉

[@sametozkan9175]

Then he went back to Williams after 2 decades loan

[@alanpowell24]

The most normal F1 driver ever…… .

[@gaycha6589]

Blown diffuser was a revelation.

[@julul]

Double diffuser.

[@gaycha6589]

@@julul same

[@jayrap94]

Blown diffuser (developed in 2010 and prevalent in 2011) was after after double diffusers were banned (end of 2010)

[@gaycha6589]

@@jayrap94 and it would not have come into being had Ross Brawn not spotted the regs gap and come up with the double diffuser in 2009

[@Ben_Mayall]

@@gaycha6589they’re completely different and innovated by different teams

[@annearnott2108]

Don't tell me these two are now F1 fans 😅🤣. Dermot maybe ?

[@bjrnchrstn]

Jenson is a nice guy and great racer but calling him 'a superstar' and 'one of the greatest in F1' is rather overstating things.

[@dogger37JC]

Superstar? Not really. Super nice guy but not a super star.

[@SyeDrums]

Eh? He’s an F1 world champion haha course he is

[@dogger37JC]

@@SyeDrumsBig deal he lucked into a single WDC. Not a superstar.

[@SyeDrums]

@@dogger37JC haha. He was 3rd in the championship in 2004 and very competitive in the mid the 2000s bar 07 and 08. If we go off your logic, all drivers get lucky with what car they drive

[@hassyg4083]

yep until Lewis Hamilton came along

[@dogger37JC]

@@SyeDrumsTo some extent they do get lucky to be with the right team at the right time. To have a fast car. But to be a superstar someone needs to be extremely successful and Jenson wasn’t. That’s not saying that he wasn’t good or wasn’t successful but he wasn’t that upper caliber of being extremely successful. That’s Lewis, Max, Seb, Fernando, and drivers like Schumacher. They were extremely successful and didn’t just do it one year when the rules just worked in their favor.

[@awb17a96]

Folk rave about the 2009 season. It was, by some distance, the most boring season of all time.

[@TrevHowsonDemon82]

Not sure how you figure that out with the previous 10 years they've had in F1. It seems you haven't a clue

[@gaycha6589]

Not compared to this or last season in the boring stakes.

[@1Pandemoonium]

Gotta say 2022 and 2023 take that award 2024 and 2025 will probably not be far behind

[@princeendymion9044]

No, no it wasn't. This year, 2020, 2015, all were far more boring than 2009. First half when Jenson won 6 out of 7 sure, except he didn't win a single race in the second half and both Rubens and Sebastian looked like they could put up a title fight while Jenson tried to hold on to his points