They said that Jenson Button would, at best, limp to the World Drivers’ Championship title at the next race in Abu Dhabi, but he proved the critics wrong with a breathtaking drive at the Brazilian GP.
With some stunning overtakes early on in the race, it was clear Button wanted to take the title home with him today – and didn’t put a foot wrong the whole race.
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel drove as hard as he could to make up for yesterday’s qualifying mistakes, but he just couldn’t do enough to stave off Button’s charge.
And Jenson’s teammate Rubens Barrichello had a tough day as soon as he slipped back to second place, after the first pit stops, behind eventual race winner Mark Webber (Red Bull).
Button has had a stunning season from the off, winning six of the first seven races and then maintaining his championship lead with a little luck. And whatever his critics have said, he is now the 2009 World Drivers’ Champion.
And I, for one, am pleased as punch for him. (I also predict that he won’t turn up for his PR duties at the Bluewater shopping centre on Tuesday.)
So what do you think – a worthy champion or a very lucky boy?
lucky man, and super drive lewis
Super drive, super driver. One race to go and hopefully he takes pole from there.
well done button.
He did do good at the start of the season which helped him through the rest of it.
For me this was one of the worst f1 season. Hopefully next one should be more exciting with Lotus and Aston Martin on the grid!
Worthy champion, he disserves it after all his bad luck with bad cars over the years.
Well done man! =D
As far as I believe he deserves it, I would have liked Rubens to win. He deserves it after 16 years!
Awesome race and brilliant overtaking, it has been the most exciting race i have watched in a while, Button did awesome, and nots let forget Webber, he had a solid race. Even though I am a Mclaren supporter im glad the constructors and drivers championship go to a British team and driver. Now I can’t wait for Abu Dhabi as now no one has to worry about points and they can just race!!!
Of course Button deserves it.
Shame that Barrichello didnt win in front of his home crowd, but the englishman in me always wanted button to clinch the drivers championship and he has done that.
To those who still do not think he was a worthy champion – were you not watching his overtakes today! Only those who have a vendetta against Button will say he did not deserve it.
GO BUTTON!!!
Very lucky, but an amazing driver… all this was making me think about to his first year as a driver where he showed so much promise.
I’ll be honest and admit that I expected Button to choke under pressure. The last few races he’s been coasting at best.
Really good to see him pull that one out of the bag the way he did.
To think that he almost didn’t even have a drive and that Brawn GP didn’t even exist!
Well done to Brawn, well done o Red Bull for pushing them.
Good thing that at the latter part of the season, Ferrari, McLaren, Force India, Toyota all came into the mix to push the early pace setters.
Great Season.
Why is everyone so keen to say Jenson was lucky? The way he’s raced and managed his lead in the 2nd half of the season in an increasingly uncompetitive car which struggled to make it’s tyres work in the European races has been outstanding. That’s experience and that what makes him a worthy champion. And he still would have won under a “most wins is the champion” structure. Whichever way you slice it, the boy done very well. Good lad Jenson.
A Champion’s Drive by a real champion.
The best sportsmen pull it out of the bag when its needed.
one hell of a race he was partly lucky but he was incredible for the first part of the race and he really wanted to win also what an incredibly race by lewis congrats to u 17th – 3rd outstanding!! loved every minuite
BUTTON is the best driver by far this season and he is deserved this before 2009 but he never had the oprtunity now he is the best, thanks to his talent and will to win in a race and thats my friends calls driver of f1 with heart of the champion,WELL DONE JENSON CROATIANS WISH YOU THE BEST LUCK IN THE NEXT SEASON AND WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE CHAMPION AGAIN,LONG LIVE JENSON!!!!!!!!
first off, congrats to jenson and brawn. job well done to all of them…
second, very bad luck for rubens. i think that underneath all the media ‘well done jenson & brawn’ quotes, he must be sooo gutted…he’d probably say his puncture was lewis’ fault.
I wonder how abu dhabi and 2010 will play out; i don’t see rubens staying at brawn…
I reckon i had a good championship. Now i am up there with the greatest people in history. IT’S SO GREAT! FANTASTIC
thx for the people who supported me. Srry Rube but i am now looking for the next win!
Everyone says that he is not a worthy champion because he hasn’t won since june but HE WON MORE RACES THAN HAMILTON DID LAST YEAR and also a very big congrats to ross brawn too
come on button
Congrats Jenson!
Smooth as you are, you took your time to seal it up.
Btw where’s Michibata? Though I think having a deep hug with dad is more important!
Good stuff!
Perfect driving by Jenson Button today !!! But let’s not forget Kobayashi, he drove with no mercy and no fear, well done Kobayashi !!
Too bad though Vettel is out of the championship. It could have been a very VERY exciting last race at Abu Dhabi
I hope next season will be as exciting as this race at Interlagos
Fantastic race from Button from 14th to 5th! That was good enough. Unlucky for Rubens though. Lap 63 2nd then he got a puncture from Hamilton. He pitted and got 8th. But its all about… JENSON BUTTON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
but lets not forget about Lewis..
17TH TO BLOODY 3RD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!
Felicidades!
Fantastic, just unbelievably awesomely stunning drive. True champion, you showed us all why that number one belongs on your car next year!!!!! Massively exciting race as well, best one for ages, well done Brawn and the team bet the party’s on tonight!
wat a gp!!! loved every minute of it!! hes the man!!! well done jenson and to brawn gp!
brilliant brawn, brilliant button, kobyashi impressed. what a great year for F1
Worthy champion, although it would’ve been nice to see Rubens win. Nice to see that championships are only being decided in the lasts races in contrast to the Schumi years.
I still thing Hamilton was the best driver in that race. 17th to 3rd! Thats like back to his Formula 2 days.
Anyone else notice Button blanked Hamilton as he went to congratulate him?
But yes, yes, blah, blah Button won, congrats to him n all that
FANBLOODYTASTIC!!! BUTTON AND BRAWN DESERVE EVERY BIT OF THAT TITLE!!!
So I’m going to be the first one who will take a leas enthusiastic look.
He has won the championship. That’s a fact. He may have deserved it after all his years in dodgy teams.
But his road to championship was halfway impressive. After his storming victories he suddenly … disappeared. Why???
the answer is simple his car was no longer on a level unmatched by others. it was easy to win when his car was much faster.
there were two races were Rubens was leading, but somehow lost in the Pits. I don’t want to say that British teams discriminate non-British drivers but it reminds of Hamilton vs Alonso.
Today, I couldn’t help wondering why Rubens suddenly slowed down after the first pit stop. something happened: under pressure of tyres or something?
Weber drove fast and faultlessly , Kubica and Kobayashi drove briliantly considering that the first one was in the doggiest car on the grid and the latter was a fresh entrant.
I’m ready to admit that Hamilton drove well apart from puncturing Ruben’s tyre.
But I really can’t find anything impressive in Button’s drive. He looked really miserable struggling behind Kobayashi.
my point is :
No winner who just defends his points is a great winner.
I’m pretty sure that Button won’t make many headlines as well as points UNLESS Brawn GP provides him with a stunning car with an unmatched performance, which is rather unlikely.
So, please don’t call him king.
Well done Jenson. He is a very talented driver and also british team british driver well done mate. I cant believe hamilton ruining Rubuens race. What a complete arsehole. Now the brazilians hate him even more. Good to see Felipe looking well.
Havent seen any driver who has won something without geat car – even Schumi.
Fact is that Brawns car was built by Honda and their money. After 2nd half of the season and without Hondas money the situation was going bit down. Brawn doesnt have money and there is the answer for poor results.
Well done Jenson, what a brilliant drive,you totally deserved it. Now you can go and get p****d with your fab team and boss 2night!
Who cares about Abu Dhabi race next week? Jenson’s already bloody won the title! Anyway, good luck there!
@ sleepy_hollow (#32)
But some of his overtakes were spectacular, especially for a man with everything to lose, and he said he was taking a cautious approach. But I have to agree with you saying Webber was fast and flawless, he was completely untouchable. Also Rubens just couldn’t keep up with the pace of the Red Bull, especially with degrading tyres and the pressure of the KERS Mclaren behind him.
All in all though, Brawn and Button deserve this remarkable championship considering they didn’t even exist 12 months ago.
I’m glad Brawn managed to win both championships because I don’t think they’ll do it again. Just look at what happened during the second half of the season, they dissappeared. They won’t have the resources to keep up and beat big teams like Ferrari and Mclaren.
His overtaking today showed what he’s made of, class stuff
I personally don’t like the win because I don’t think he is the best driver right now. it’s all thanks to Brawn and nothing else, anyway I just look forward to next year when Ferrari and Mclaren fight with the best drivers there are, and also, how about Schumacher still claiming he may come back? who is going to give him a seat?
waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhoooo oooooooooooooooooo
he won good for him
congratulations Button. Fully deserved
Not worthy. Its all very well winning 6 races from the front with an amazing car, but as soon as everyone else caught up with the diffusers etc, he did nothing.
Today was his only champions drive.
Great… Absolutely Great… I also wish Rubens had gotten a better go at it… maybe next year…. but…. congrats to the victor….
Lucky Man!! No clear rules at the beginning and he took a lot of point (6 wins in the first seven races). After?! 24 points in the last 8 Gp where other cars find new solution and add the “hole”! Next year no possibility!
Lucky man!
Ahhhhh best race of the season so far! It was incredible, nail biting, had me on the edge of my seat! It was full of drama, crashes, fire and a new world champion. Jenson Button for the win!! And what a stunning performance from Lewis Hamilton, started out 17th on the grid to make a podium. This is what Formula 1 is all about and I love it! <3
That was me by the way ^^^
forgot to put my screen name in
to all those who think that Button isn’t deserving of his championship, who would you say deserved it? Everyone made mistakes, but Button was the most consistant, and in a championship that’s what matters.
gotta hand it to him, great drive from Jenson today. I’m happy for him. as far as luck is concerned, yeah! course he was lucky but you need a bit of that to win the WDC.
P.S: Mclaren have made me look like a big daft cock. only a few hours ago i was busy posting a comment about how they f****d up their chance to beat ferrari this year, looks like I was wrong. great drive from Lewis and Vettel for that matter. Look forward to seeing him winning more next year.
Jenson is king! Now our tenth Champ
1958: Mike Hawthorn
1962 and 1968: Graham Hill
1963 and 1965: Jim Clark
1964: John Surtees
1969, 1971 and 1973: Jackie Stewart
1976: James Hunt
1992: Nigel Mansell
1996: Damon Hill
2008: Lewis Hamilton
2009: Jenson Button
I am the 2009 F1 Champ!!!
mutton,you are a huge t**t for saying that,button is the master,also,a question for you mutton,are you a kraut? ha ha ha ha ha ha!
Well done Button, and well done Brawn!
Button has always been my favourite driver, even if he hasn’t had a very prestegious career. He fully deserved this, and to pull such a good display of driving out of nowhere like that is the sign of a really good driver.
Also, i’m not much of a fan of his (unlike everyone else who has jumped on the bandwagon), but Hamilton also showed a masterclass of driving today.
Wonderful race!
well deserved you cant take that away from him done the same as all other drivers who have done to win world championship well done jenson
Champions drive from a Champion.
‘Nuff said.
I really don’t like Lewis so I feel good that Jason won
Congrats to Button!!! Stunning drive from a deserving world champion.
Enjoy it boys, Ferrari and Alonso are coming in 2010!
A question to those who spout about “Button’s countless and amazing over-takings”.
Apart from:
-the mess at the beginning of the race which forced some drivers to pit unexpectedly or even retire
- other incidents during the race, for example Hamilton puncturing Ruben’s tyre, Which was the last straw in Rubens’s race
How many did Button actually overtake?
- grosjean (who had problems with his car)
- Kobuashi
- Nakajima
the names and the cars they drive speak for themsleves
Doesn’t matter where you get your points, it’s the accumulation over the season! If there wasn’t an extra race at Abu Dhabi Jenson would have been ‘crowned’ after Japan – and all the fuss over today’s race would have been moot! The drivers say he did the job and they know better than anyone – nuff said! All you detractors are just bitter and probably Ferrari supporters – for no other reason than you have jumped on the Ferrari/Schumacher bandwagon with no real insight whatsoever.
Great Job JB, Rubens, and Brawn!!!!
Was a good drive by Jenson today. Not to take anything away from him this year, but his only real competition came from Rubens, and you can never go ‘all out’ against your own team mate, let’s see what happens next year (personally I don’t think Brawn will be up to much).
How about this for a thought: Second year running that a Brit has won the title in a British car with a German engine by finishing 5th at the Brazilian GP, how scary is that!?
Simple
1) he (Button) deserved it ….most wins + most points = champion!
2) if you disagree and want to award champion status to more deserving chaps then what about Lauda in 76 – coming back after horrible burns – thus depriving Hunt of a title…. or Hamilton in 07 when various stewards decisions (and a questionable “team” overtake in the last GP allowed Hakinnen to win)…or…. well there are loads…
I love Reubens but although he is good he’s not the best – most talented are probably Alonso or Hamilton neither of whom was in the running today — so just as Schumi “lost” championships in an uncompetitive car so did they ….and Button took it – By winning 6 (with one more race to come)- Hardly undeserving…more like very well earned and hardworking!
Well Done Jenson
As an avid F1 fan for some 20 years I have to say that the overtaking in todays GP is up there with the best, Button deserved to clinch the title today, Mclaren are my team, but im proud that we once again have a British Champion, well done! And gr8 race for webber, good result finally for BMW, and lewis’s drive points to a very different 2010 championship, cant wait for it all to start again!!
Please take it away from him if you can, Oh, wait, you can’t? That’s right. He earned it.
Nonsense, do you think there was a debate last year when Hamilton won? No!
The driver did the talking, not the car!
Button is rubbish! Turkey his last win in F1!
konsf1… so Schumacher didn’t win all his titles because he had the best car then? Tosh.
Schumi won so much because the Ferrari was lightyears ahead of all the others.
So if Button’s undeserving, as is Schumacher.
Of course he’s deserving. If the season had been reversed would you be saying the same? i.e. he’d won 6 of the last 7 races.
Get a grip.
Im glad to see Button win the championship, but you have to say well done to Ross Brawn he was the brains behind the car, and they had a great start so early on which helped Button clinch the title.
Im expecting next season to be more open.
Wow, some of those moves were brilliant! Passing Buemi from way, way back like that, that was immense. You could tell he wanted it today. And, just like last year, the Champion won by finishing 5th at Interlagos.
But Lewis Hamilton was arguably the driver of the day for overtaking FOURTEEN cars in one race! Great drive, although some passes were down to KERS.
Kamui Kobayashi was doing well to hold up Button – although those defensive moves would’ve had him penalised last year if he’d tried them on a Ferrari – just a shame he got carried away and took out his fellow countryman.
Trulli vs Sutil will be interesting. I think he was too busy reacting to Kimi’s bad corner to notice a Toyota trying it on the outside of all places, plus those mirrors won’t be any use to him, so he couldn’t see Trulli and just stayed on the racing line.
It’s just a shame the two pretenders to the title were taken out of contention by circumstance. Vettel’s quali was his real downfall, and in the end a win or 2nd was all but impossible. Rubens Barichello though still lucked out of a home win, because Hamilton brushed up against his left-rear tyre. Also though, his and other’s pit strategies seemed not to help his cause. Better luck next year Rubinhio, wherever you end up!
Even before his teammate fell back to 8th, Jenson had it wrapped up. A Champion’s Drive indeed.
Now to party for a week and let loose in Abu Dhabi. That’s gonna be a hell of a race! I don’t like the pit exit though, it looks like that of a car park!
Great for button but still idk if he overtook kobayashi or if someone told kobayashi to cool down and let him overtake. Since here we watch the race in speed channel and while they were battling they broadcasted Buttons radio talking to his crew complaining about the toyota driver being all over the place then sudenly a few min later kobayashi stoped driving like a madman and settled down. I dont know if its just me but anyone else who watched the race in speed channel noticed?
Nonsence Tom, Pure rubbish. Remeber 1996, Schumacher had the worst car ever, he still won 3 races. Before this year and the fluke in Hungary.
Dont compare Schumi to Butthole.
Worst and least deserving Champion EVER!
I do have to say well done to Ross Brawn though!
I think he was worthy of this victory .. he deserved to win this after all he had been through and the performance he meted out in the first half of the season. After all what do you think about the championship last year if that guy wouldn’t have let Hamilton pass during the last lap, things mighta been different.
The whole argument over who deserves what is nonsense. Button won the world championship without any scheme or assistance from the FIA.
A worthy champion. Congratulations.
wwll worthy world champion but mor importantly …mr. ross brawn you rock man! …champions maker
firs michael and now jenson..keep the pace .
KONSF1 – if “most wins and most points ” doesn’t make the champion….then just what does…..? Blind prejudice… should it be the tallest…. the best looking…. maybe the one with the best singing voice????? Oh Duh!!!! maybe the car has something to do with it…..? Get A GRIP….of course it does…just as in horse racing maybe the jockey needs some help from the horse… or in football the striker needs the goalkeeper to be up to the mark…..Seriously do you really think its just the driver that makes the difference and nothing to do with the 3-400 other people on “the team”
Jenson did the best with the equipment given to him and that’s why he is champion and no one else is… because they could not do better than he did!
konsf1 said :”Nonsence Tom, Pure rubbish. Remeber 1996, Schumacher had the worst car ever, he still won 3 races. Before this year and the fluke in Hungary”.
READ what I said. I said when he was at FERRARI.
I.E. NOT 1996.
Even if you can’t get your facts straight, PLEASE at least read.
tuscan1969…Button is rubbish! Look at Hamilton this season. Car was awful, but he still performed and did not moan and faught his way back to the front.
If you like it or not, this year the Brawn at the start of the season was by far and away the best car. Sure the car plays a part, but with previous champions, the driver made the most difference and this season that was simply not the case.
I applaud Brawn and the team for getting a useless driver such as Jenson to be champion.
Bring on 2010!
Tom, you really are a fool. 1996 was the year Schumi joined Ferrari!
Muppet
Yes, but he wasn’t world champion. YOU said that Button/”Butthole” is an undeserving world champion.
Schumi wasn’t world champion that year! I don’t even know what the debate is!
I said if Button’s undeserving, Schumi is for his championships 2000-2004.
Button is a legend and he has proved it. He is a great driver and deserved it! GO BUTTON!!
He raced as best he could and did better than all others…what’s the problem w/ppl giving respect due a man for his life long commitment. Few ppl commit to any thing more than breathing…Congrats to the deserving few.
I think we can put to rest this idea that Jenson isn’t worthy of being World Champion. His overtaking this season has been clinical, his race wins haven’t even been close to being matched, and despite poor form in qualifying and a ‘drop off’ in performance/confidence he’s managed to score points in all but one race. If that doesn’t make you worthy, then there has never been a worthy champion. And anyone that says otherwise is just being facetious and petty.
And Hamilton DID moan this season that his car was rubbish. It was only part way through the season that he learned to live with it.
And in that same comment… I go back to Schumi, who not only by far had the best car, but also had Barichello being forced to help him to win his multi titles.
Please stop digging yourself into deeper holes.
KONSF1
After around 4 races Hamilton (Who I do think is better than Button) was moaning that this car was C R A P and that there was no chance of fighting for the title….I did NOT say Button was best or that he was “MOST” deserving simply that he did deserve it….Most wins and most points = VERY SIMPLE….as I noted in my post (if you care to read it) the best does not always win and the most deserving don’t win all the time either…..IF you don’t understand that then not only are you watching the wrong sport but you are not fully understanding the basic rules of life…
And how is Button beating Barichello (6 wins to 2) any different from Schumacker beating Barichello????
He is undeserving as it was the car and not the driver that made the difference.
Tom, I dont want to fight with anyone. I am just a fan of great drivers. I should not have called Jenson “Butthole”. He won fair and square. Its just unfortunate for the sport as the best driver did not wimm this season, it was the best car.
If you know anything about F1, you will know that you cannot compare Button with Schumacher. Face that. You cannot even compare him to Hamilton, who is head and shoulders a better driver.
Comment 83….well said Tom
@konsf1 – it was schumacher himself he actually told ross brawn what a good driver button was as he had specualtions about signing him up for this year…if it was just the fact that he had a good car underneath him and not pure talent, how come for those 6 wins how did he keep rubens so far behind him in an indentical car? are you seriously suggesting the driver who shadowed schumacher so superbly (i realize that is slightly contradictory) at ferrari is also a sh*t driver?
get a grip, he proved he deserved this title and also made his mistakes like everyone else on the grid!!
p.s. try and spell the guy your supportings name right, might give you a bit more credibility in your arguement!
“…it was the car and not the driver that made the difference.”
I rest my case. It was the same for Schumacher for 5/7 titles.
END OF.
So stoked that Button has taken the title, he is one of the best drivers in the paddock.
I just hope Rubes does not give up, as he is a good driver.
Comment *%…..
KONSF1 – Finally (almost) spot on – The best does not always win – BUT that does not mean that Button by wining more races an scoring more points can be accused of no deserving it…..Moss lost the Championship to Fangio one year only because Fangio was alloyed to swap his broken car for a working one from his teammate…
firstly its Schumacher not Schumaker. Also its Barrichello.
I thought you watched F1 for 20 years???
Do you not agree that it is bad for the sport when the car makes such a huge difference?
As for Hamilton moaning. He simply stated the car was poor. But he also stated that it could be his driving style.
As for Button vs Barrichello, Jenson had the luck on his side and the Brawn team.
1. Brawns car is actually Honda. Will see where they land 2010. Ill hope Jenson has competetvie pack!
2. Schumaher got some of his titles by cheating.Without good car even he wss strugling.
Jenson is the king today!If you dont like it dont watch it.
Forget Button’s performance (1 nice overtake though) – I was more impressed by a slightly heavier Kobayashi keeping Button behind for ages. A Japanese rookie in his FIRST F1 race was keeping veteran Jenson behind – ok, he probably blocked a couple of times where he shouldn’t have (he’s a rookie after all) but he kept the ‘champion’ honest. Says it all. Roll on 2010.
There is no way that Button deserves this, his performance in the second half of the season was pathetic. Button is the luckiest driver on the grid and Barichello is the unluckiest.
I feel bad for Barichello, I was really cheering for him to win his home race and the championship.Its a shame he came out into traffic after his first stop.
Konsf 1 – I am dislexcic and trying to type while getting my kids to bed! Got a problem with my spelling???
Never said I’d watched for 20 years..whats that gt to do with anything?
As for Hamilton…So His driving style is a suitable excuse if he (Hamilton)is slow or slower than his team mate why is the same is not true for Button?????Maybe the first pat of the season his (Button) “style ” was better suited to the car and the second part of the season was suited to Reubens..? So Again why does that make a difference—-One season – More Wins – More points = Champion….
…and your final poin I mean REALLY….Schumi V’s Barrichello….So Schumi had no luck, no team orders and no advantages over Reubens????????
Ross,
Cheer all you like, but those of you who know anything about F1 know, that Button has had a lucky seaon.
Lucky that he had the best car at the start of 2009. And when the other teams caught up with him, lucky he could pick up some 6th,7th and 8th place finishes to hold on.
As for Schumacher cheeting, dont be a muppet. He is the best of all time!
Well done for Jenson, and Lewis its revenge for last year lol. Bad luck for Mark and Vettel, its only his second season in a F1 car so hes got a while 2 go yet, and especally bad luck to Rubens i really wanted him to win the race for himself and the chamionship. I cant wait till next race Lewis for the win!
Congrats to Jenson and Ross but let’s not forget Mark;s outstanding win, seemed to almost slip by unnoticed on Tv and online and here! Top bloke well done sport!
I think Button has been fortunate that other teams plans have not worked out, but there is no substitute for consistancy and Button has been the most consistant and successful during the first half of this season, and held in there to get what points he can.
The RedBull team have had too many failures and errors this year.
Rubens..bless him, has tried very hard but either the car or his driving has let him down.
Brawn and Button deserve the title I hope Rubens can win the final race to bring in a worthy 2nd place driver championship result.
Next year is going to be one hell of season!!!!!!!!
tuscan1969, if you know anything about F1, dont compare Schumi to Button.
Yeah – good weekend for Australian motorsport with Webber winning this race and Stoner winning the Moto GP.
“tuscan1969, if you know anything about F1, dont compare Schumi to Button.”
NO ONE COMPARED HIM TO SCHUMI!
You were moaning about his alledged lack of deservingness!
Well said QuickShift, also “Next year is going to be one hell of season!!!!!!!!” I just hope you are right! I fear getting rid of refueling in the pit stops is going to have a negative impact.
Yeah yeah well done Jenson, well done Brawn, unlucky Rubens and well done Mark: not being sarcastic, generally well done all. But seriously, that Kobayashi dude impressed me a hell of a lot; holding Button up for what, TEN LAPS?! And some of the maneuvers he carried out were stunning. Better than Timo himself? I think so. And as for Hamilton, that REALLY impressed, 18TH TO 3RD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!
Tom read what QuickShift said. If you prefer, I will say Jenson was fortunate. Ok?
KONSF1…
“As for Schumacher cheeting (SIC), dont (SIC) be a muppet. He is the best of all time”
Just where do I start…
So MS never hit Damon Hill, Or Jaques V, or deliberately stopped in he middle of the road at Monaco….must have been another German in a F1 Car then….silly me….
I have had enough of your sillyness…I am off to Bed and Jenson IS WORLD CHAMPION!!!!!!
Very glad he won.. Congrats Jenson!;) Def. deserved it!!
“Tom read what QuickShift said. If you prefer, I will say Jenson was fortunate. Ok?Tom read what QuickShift said. If you prefer, I will say Jenson was fortunate. Ok?”
And Schumi was never fortunate with cheating/Rubens help/having the best car.
Oh no. Of course not.
But also, I felt that Hamilton was undoubtedly the one responsible for Ruben’s demise… sympathy for Rubens but not for Lewis on this occasion. Bless you RB xx
“But also, I felt that Hamilton was undoubtedly the one responsible for Ruben’s demise”
Even if Rubens had finished in 3rd he still wouldn’t have stopped Button winning the title!!!!
i agree with 109. but Lewis did say sorry and that track is very narrow and i was praying at the end of the race for lewis not 2 crash into Rubens cuz i wanted then both 2 do well
HE IS A TRUE CHAMPION… HE HAS MORE POINTS THAN ANYONE ELSE THIS YEAR, HIS OVERTAKING IN THE LAST RACE PROVES HIS QUALITY. ANYONE THAT QUESTIONS IF HE’S A TRUE CHAMPION, AINT A TRUE F1 FAN.
tuscan1969, Dont be a fool. Watch something else.
PS its spelled silliness!
i agrre with 112. aswell!
Oh FFS Britain won a world class event, so everybody stop bitching and give the bloke his due.
He is a better driver that anybody reading this!
@104 Re.Kobayashi: Superb debut! Button commented after the race as him being “absolutely crazy” (as well as complaining on his car-to-pit radio during the race about his over-zealous defending!).
Well done on winning the championship Jenson but I was far more impressed by the “crazy” Japanese debutant who easily kept you behind for 10-15 laps. In a heavire car
True, Grinchy, but I still feel sympathetic for him.
JB well done, thoroughly deserved and clever to stay out of trouble.
Can you shepherd Rubens to at win at the next one and give Sebastian the v salute as well?
Of course he’s a worthy champion, he has more points than anyone else. Yes he’s had luck but he’s also taken full advantage of when the car was at it’s best. I’m proud to be a Brit, proud to be a Button and Brawn fan. Incredible!
And btw; anyone else think Grosjean is an utterly sh*te excuse for a driver and Piquet was far better? And also that Nakajima should just quit F1? I have a preference for Alguesuari out of the newbies; don’t rly know why tho…
…and KONSF 1 – you can spell silliness…well done…..so why can’t you spell Don’t?? And why can’t you rebut my points regarding Button and MS????
Flawed arguments and a flawed perception from you but only one headline tomorrow – “JENSON BUTTON – WORLD CHAMPION”
i am 2. Rubens didnt seem 2 upset about it, Lewis gave him a hug after the race before he congratulated Jenson and Rubens called it “a good battle” so im happy if there happy about it lol
Understandably this post is all about Button but Webber and Kubica were on fire today!!
I mean, seriously, how can Nakajima still have a job in F1? Who the hell would want a driver who’s highest finish is 6th; who’s the most irrelevant guy in F1 I could possibly think of and who’s only scored 9 points throughout his whole career of 34 races???!!! Conclusion: utterly useless. Williams should sack him like STR Ferrari sacked Bourdais and recruit a newbie.
(soz if a bit ranty nd random)
Ultimately the driver with the most race victories and the most points won. That a team who’s presence on the grid at the first GP this season was so uncertain has achieved both titles is amazing. Button and Brawn are truly worthy champions and frankly their detractors are simply bitter and unsportsmanlike. Jenson has driven more consistently and faster than anyone else this year – yes his victories tailed off but that’s to be expected when you’re leading a championship and the other teams are catching up; you have to drive more conservatively.
yeh thats true Webber made up for his lose in the title fight and Kubica is showing of for next year lol
Kamui Kobayashi = Real life Takumi Fujiwara
Enjoy the championship, Britain. USF1 is going to dominate the world in 2010.
Or Lewis and posibly Kimi (i hope they get along) will just beat everyone, or/and Massa i dont really like eyebrow man that much (Alonso) lol
Good luck to USF1 and all the other new teams next year…but ‘world domination’ will take a few years lol
There was no “luck” involved in Jenson ending up in the best car at the beginning of the year. He stuck with Honda through many years of completely uncompetitive cars where many other drivers may have jumped ship. Finally, from the ashes of the defunct Honda team, he gets to drive for a novice team, with very little preparation who, let’s face it, before the first tests, no-one would have chosen to drive for if there were any other offers on the table. Turns out that team was the class of the field. Not luck, but karma.
I guess it’s got to the stage where the only way a F1 driver can truly convince just about EVERYONE that they are a worthy champion will be if they win at least 2 driver’s championships. Not many F1 critics can argue with that.
So Jenson, Lewis and Kimi – step right up for 2010 (but Alonso might have something to say about it – even though he’s already got the 2 driver’s championships!
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for the second year, an English driver takes the title from P5 in Brazil from a Brazilian driver, koow
Brazil and Sao Paulo might riot. I’d have security if I was Button. Remember gangs in Brazil tote RPG7s and they are all high on cocaine.
Well done Ross btw, you really are a legend!
I don’t forget all those wins he had a tremendous start to the season. He is a bit fortunate that he didn’t get challenged for the lead of the Drivers championship but at the end of the day he deserves it, he got the most wins which is what should detrmine the champion anyway so good on him!
He looks like a Lego man…
Lucky is for the ones who work… great year, great driving today…
Well… it´s getting sad to watch a british mate winning here every year, but…
Well done, congrats Button !
P.S.: Congrats to Kobayashi on his debut! What a race…
Much more worthy winner than Lewis Hamilton, well done Jenson!
Congrats Jenson, well done! I remember the first F1 race you ran, and how the Great Murray Walker was speachless after he had made his opinion known that a rookie in this series was to finish dead last! I thought you were crazy to hang onto BAR when your stint at Williams was due, but you have prevailed. Feel the joy my friend!
great job, button. you must be so proud. now join ferrari for me
GRANDEEEEE JENSOON!!!
he was lucky that he had a good car but still deserved it. Put him in the same car as Alonso, Hamilton, and Raikonen and I would like to see how he does. But he did deserve to win, Brawn did a great job getting the car ready at the beginning of the season and keeping it reliable for him. F1 is about having the right car at the right time and that is what happened this year. It will be great to see next year and see how he compares to Nico.
Mclaren and ferrari will be strong again next year as will red bull and brawn. It would great to see them battle it out.
Great race. Congrats to JB and Brawn GP!
I’ll still watch the last race, though it won’t be as entertaining because it doesn’t even matter.
We’ll have to see how Brawn will respond next year with a bigger and more evenly matched field! And the refueling ban is sure to shake things up even more.
Hopefully Kobayashi will have a drive next year as well, as his spirited performance was quite entertaining…what’s the Japanese word for “cojones”?
Oh and to all you Brits: Two British Champs in as many years, simply incredible!
Button deserves it for all the pain he’s had at the back of the grid and the great race he did Sunday, Barichello would have deserved it for being number 2, but you cant forget he’s been at the top end of the grid for a lot of his career it would have technically only been one place higher than he’s finished many times before if he did win it. Vettel is likely to win the championship in the future, unlike barrichello he has time on his side to do it eventually. But all depends on who goes where and which team works the best over the winter now.
konsf1 i totally agree with you.
Next year lets see how well he does when everyone else has a competitive car. Buttons only good performance was at the brazillian gp.
YEAAAAAAAAAH WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW W JENSONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MANNNNNNN YOU ARE N1 AND THANK YOU LEWIS…
Button / Brawn GP proved to be the best package this season. He’s had his share of poor luck, good thing he could finally prove his driving skills. And he did just that in the Brazil GP. He deserves the chapionchip this year, and it will be exciting to see if he got what it takes to follow up next season.
he didn’t deserved to win, just because he drove carefully during the last races doesn’t make him worthy, a wise man once said: “every year there’s a champion, but not every year there’s a great champion” as is the case with this year’s F1 WC, rubens deserved it the most, also, it was really weird that after rubens 1st pit stop, he suddenly wasn’t as fast as he used to during the 1st part of the race, button was lucky…VERY lucky, i hope that next year, he gets a car equal to the others, just to show that he’s not the great driver that he claims to be
defo deserves it.. started the season being the best driver out there and proved it yesterday. solid drive one to go and fingers crossed it ends on a win too. lets not forget rubens to.. what a great drive alond with lewis.. england on top again what more could we ask for.
he only managed to win the first few races because of the car! if he reallly was a good driver, e would continue winning and not slacking mid season!
but honestly speaking, he did have some amazing overtaking manoeuvrs in the course of the race.
does he deserve the championship… with luck- yes… without- not a chance!
When exactly did he “claim to be a great driver”? I must have missed that particular press conference…. or maybe you’re just making that bit up.
CONGRATS JENSON YOU DESERVE IT!
Lucky? yes he had his stroke of good luck yesterday, but hey, he also had plenty (and much longer strokes of bad luck past years) and no one can deny he had a supreme drive at Sao Poulo, worthy a champion.
Enjoy it, mate
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Next year it’s the Iceman’s turn again
That was a bloody lucky drive for Jenson, I’d say. He has 3 people to thank now: Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton & Adrian Sutil. Frankly, as a Toyota fan and wanting Rubens to win, that was the worst GP I had to sit through.
#57 made a really good point about Button passing those 3 cars. Even Kobayashi held him up for at least 15 laps (don’t say he was “crazy” because even so… to be stuck for 15 laps?) and he was even one of the slowest at the final sector. Grosjean even seemed hard to pass for Jenson.
I feel sorry for Trulli. I think Sutil did push him off the circuit at Turn 5. And Trulli was already alongside Sutil by the exit of Descida do Lago (front left alongside Sutil’s rear right), and he just cut across. Of course there was also the 50-50 chance of the race win as Kobayashi held up the major guys.
But of course Rubens Barrichello had even more tough luck. All because of Button’s compatriot Lewis Hamilton cutting the rear left of Barrichello. Key words: Button’s compatriot
You can’t change the past now: so congratulations Jenson (I said it). As for Bluewater; he’ll probably just be in Monaco with John & Jessica
@ Jeroen: I sure hope so too but the question is where he’ll be. Fancy seeing him win the World Championship for Campos Meta…
He absolutely deserved it, a fantastic drive.
Well… just one thing to add to the argument… the man took more races than the rest of the other drivers, he got more points, and he’s far better driver than Hamilton by MILES!
Look, it’s easy, I’ve seen Ross Brawn build driver’s careers for a long time, if he trusted Jenson to drive for his team, as sure as hell HE knew what he was doing… also… IT’S A CAR RACING SPORT… it’s not the marathon! it’s not the best driver wins!!! get that in you silly head mr. konsf1… it’s the best team/car/driver… and drivers always say that it’s a team effort (and they are damn right!): if you want to see the best man wins then watch f**king boxing (and even that isn’t always all down to the guys)… this is a C A R racing event, people racing CARS! the best driver with a rubbish car won’t win without a sh*t load of luck THE END… those are the facts. And Hamilton? really? In his first season the guy was practically nursed into winning the championship (by everyone, the team, the marshals, FIA them selves for crying out loud!) and he blew it anyway… and yes, he won his second season, but if you don’t call that last race lucky (almost too lucky if you ask me) then I don’t know what that was… he almost blew it again!
The facts are the facts, Jenson got more races when the entire package was right (car/driver/team) and he took full advantage of that (and that is what makes a good driver) and got a big difference which in term allowed him to lost it a bit at the end when the “package” wasn’t that good…
But remember, the sport is called CAR RACING for a reason, they race cars, if you want to see the best man win, then watch a table tennis match, other than that… Congrats Button!
Amazing race by Button(congratulations!), and great job Lewis(You too!)….but i dont think bmw deserved the second place though…
But it couldve been FORCE INDIA in second if it werent for BLOODY Jarno Trulli…and then he goes and shouts at sutil!!for once i think the italians are worse drivers than germans.
Well done Jenson, now perhaps you will have scraped together enough money to buy my brother a wedding present (5 years late)
I just wish we’d seen more of that kind of overtaking by Jens. That was great, do it again!
Wasn’t Kobayashi great though? Alright, he’s got some behavioural issues to sort out, but he looked like he’d been racing F1 for years.
Yeah cars are pretty cool I guess…
@ Jezza: Study the replay very carefully and you may see that Sutil didn’t hold his line towards Trulli. A bit after the apex of Turn 5 he jinked right towards Trulli. Just a bit naughty there, but that happened to catch out Trulli and send him off. It wasn’t Trulli’s fault there: he was technically alongside Sutil since midway between Turns 4 and 5; he had to be to exit Turn 5 like that.
Also, it may seem that Sutil would be 2nd, but would he have the pace in the dry? Trulli, on the other hand, could even have won the race because he would have been second, lapping about the same as Webber (if Jarno is in the top 6 in practice 2 he is always a serious threat), and would be heavier than Webber by about a lap.
LOL @ Takumi. Very in character.
He’s only champion because Brawn “streched” the rules at the beginning of the season and gave him the trick diffuser, which bagged him 30 points at least before the other teams caught up!!
What a rubbish year for F1 – Button would have been midfield where he belongs had everyone been following hte same rules at the beginning of the year!
As in horse racing, great drivers make their own luck. A fantastic, aggressive drive; he must have really psyched himself up for that one, and it showed. The way he tricked Kobayashi and overtook him after several frustrated attempts at it was a joy to behold as well as a display of grit and determination.
Well done, Jenson, you thoroughly deserved that. As for the knockers, there is nothing worse than a bad loser. Get over it!
Now, is there any chance of getting him on TG’s Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car?!
Will Jenson race in two weeks time for the final round? Or will he race in a silly grin knowing that there’s no point for fighting anymore…? Stay tuned in two weeks time for the final round of F1…
Anyway, good job Jenson! Your the tenth of your winning kind.
*you’re…
The 2009 championship has been hugely anti-climatic – Button had it sewn-up half way through the season. Boring. I’m not a Button ‘hater’, more sort of indifferent really. Damon Hill had the same effect on me. A bit like mogadon. Anyway, good for you,Jenson. More Kobayashi please!! Grrrr
2010 will be alot more mixed-up with so many potential champions (if they all have equally good cars): Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton, Raikkonen (if he sticks around), Rosberg, Kubica and Massa.
that’s good
Thats “face fungus” must work wonders !
Jensen simply deserves it, even if he lost some pace for a while there. He drove like a real champ in that race, just as he did to seal his lead early on in hte season. It’s only a shame there can be only one winner – I was almost torn between rooting for Rubens or Jensen.
As for all the comments in support of Hamilton; he got away with cheating, then nearly ruining another driver’s career by lying about it, never gives credit to his hard working team (in fact, blames them for his ineptitude) and has taken out more drivers with his reckless behaviour in two seasons on the track than most drivers manage in a decade. The reason Lewis is largely ignored by the other drivers is because they think he’s a total w***er who doesn’t deserve to share the track with real sportsmen. I agree with them.
Well done Jenson, you’ve always been a great driver and fully deserve your title after that drive today.Anyone who doesn’t believe that should look up his perfomances in the lower formulas, all done without the backing of a major sponsor.
Lewis is probably more the gifted driver but Jenson is still an awesome talent.why do we British always knock the successes of our drivers( same with Lewis last year)? We should be proud of them.You’d never find a Brazilian bad mouthing Massa or Ruebens if they’d won the title.BRITAIN RULES F1
Whooppee do. Top clown in a circus. The whole thing is a farce anyway and about as far away from sport (and thus a genuine world title) than any I know of.
Detractors: he is world champion because no one else got more points than he did (sounds obvious, but maybe you need to hear this), so accept it
Supporters: don’t get ahead of yourself, Button is a lucky champion, not a great one. Everyone knows he is a mid ranking driver – Alonso and Hamilton have the fire in their belly and would go for bust. Button is too timid to be a great. I might be wrong, but I think Button’s performance in the second half of the season is worse than any other champion in the history of F1. To do SO well in the first half and then SO averagely in the second means you have to look for a reason. that reason is the diffuser. The diffuser won him the title. You cannot argue with that. Is he deserving? Some have said that he deserves the title because of all the bad luck etc he has endured. That entitles you to a bit of luck, not a world championship. He could have done more to prove himself. How many of you would be willing to bet that £100 that JB never wins another world title? I would…
Congratulations to a legendary championship win.
He wrote history, that never happened until now.
I am talking about Brawn of course.
Great drive from Jenson – with this one he really pulled it off and was a joy to watch. This time he wasn´t scared to loose it, like the races before. He was agressive but backed off in case it was too dangerous to through it away.
He comes across like a nice bloke – fair, flawless, like-able. Most of the champions are admired, they are polarizing the lovers and haters. Everybody likes Button. Its not so often that this kind of people get champions.
congratulations to him for this great crowning of his career
Gratz to Button, great drive in this race..
Anyway i think he is a great driver but not a champ, this will be his only title, like Damon Hill ad Villeneuve.
fantastic drive from jenson but hamilton moved up 14 places! how did he do that?
A legend, he was out for the win from the start. If his critics do have anything to say now it can only be how wrong they were….Legend!!!
@165 – He has already been in the reasonably priced albeit the Liana not the Lacetti. Mind you, this was before he had even won a race!
Him against Hamilton, both in the lacetti (oh, and the stig). Thats what we want to see
Button deserved the title MUCH, MUCH MORE than Louis last year.
Also, no one mentioned that there has never been controversy tied with Buttons’ name. He was a gentleman whether he was winning or loosing and that is a champion stuff too, Louis could learn from him a lot.
I expect that there will be an affair at Ferrari next season since Alonso is going to be there.
one of the best races i have seen in a long time. it started with a opening lap full of incident, then came a phase of fantastic overtaking, especially from button and hamilton. this was followed by a good dose of tactics, resulting in barichello dropping out of the lead, then the whole thing was topped off by a surprise problem for the brazillian, a flawless drive from webber, and a deserved world cahmpion in jenson. all it could have done with is a bit of rain to spice the last few laps up a bit, but i’m not complaining
Take a look, Lewis: that’s the way to win a World Championship and not by cheating with Toyota!
Respect, Jenson! You are really the King!
everyone knows the one deserved to be champion was vettel, he was the best pilot among contenders
Worthy champion! Go Button!! =)
Reubens was leading the race until he had to pit in then:
A] Reubens: What the hell is wrong with my car? {hamilton closing in]
B] Reubens: I have no grip on the rear [Puncture]
coincidence? He is off to Williams next year anyways…
Well done Jenson.
Roll on next year , this year’s nightmare is almost over
Alonso & Massa , Can’t wait
BUTT dont talk rubbish jenson proved in brazil what a driver he can be and best of all hes ENGLISH
Well done Button, but I am affraid its a flash in the pan mate. Button will have to prove that he can compete with Hamilton and this is a bridge too far.
Button won this years title with a bit of luck and the best car (by far!) on the grid. That was also due to the fiasco at the start of the season with the diffuser.
I think this could be avoided by the FIA in the future by simply stop messing with the sport and trying to reinvent it every year! Also I booo the FIA for banning fuel stops!!! Booo
The points system is messed up as well. A win should give you 4 points more than the second place finish to motivate drivers and avoid what happend this season with Button not having to do much to win the title. Kimi nearly won the title a few years ago having won only one race!
Anyway, to end my rant, Well done Jenson, you have a lot to prove!
Button as F1 Champ 2009, Good. The controvosy over the dodgy bit is a mute point, Brawn read the rules, innovated to improve the performance without breaking the rule. The other cars that didn’t have the bit, tough, they should have innovated as well.
Brawn GP as constructers champs. Fantastic, From honda shutting down last year, to the glimmer of hope, then taking the title straight out of the box. Excellent too see and follow.
Now one more race. it’s not over yet. C’mon Jenson, time to stop competing against rubens side of the garage. Get him the win at Abu-Dabi and make it a clean sweep. top 2 drivers and the constructors.
For the stupid people who keep saying, this driver deserve this, this driver don’t deserve that, shut the hell up!!! A driver only deserves a championship when he wins it, the end!!
JENSON DESERVED THIS MORE THAN ANY1!
He drove a faultless race and amazed all, he is a worthy champion
THE BRITISH ARE BACK!!
Well done Jenson you deserve it, Lewis will get it back next year. The race is now between Mclaren and Ferrari.
COME ON LEWIS!!!
@13,no hard feelings about the football,alright
He’s been at it for a decade now, and he’s had to put up with a lot of rubbish cars in that time. About time we got to see what he’s capable of:)
Congrats to Button on winning . I think he really deserves to be the champion unlike some other glorified, whining, one year wonder, circus champion
CONGRATZ BUITTON! been a Button and Honda fan ever since i started watching F1, glad to see this guy overcome all obstacles and finally get what he deserves. After horrible years of getting cars made of bricks, and almost not even being able to race this season! well deserved win
and i can’t believe how many people claim that button isn’t deserving.. and calling him lucky that he had a good car.. well news flash people, ALL PAST CHAMPIONS HAD THE BEST CARS, and button was able to beat Rubens who had the SAME car for 6 straight wins. towards the end of the season it was obvious that the larger teams with much more resources where able to catch up, and KERS played a big part for other drivers like hamiltion who can use it to pass people easily on the straights. Button may not be able to extract as much as some of the other drivers in an unbalanced car, but he knows how to keep his cool and make proper decisions and not destroying his title chances.. like one rookie a few years back.
well, its 2 times in a row for the Brits, but great drive Button.
A little luck and a lot of skill, well done Jenson!
I am 198th
GREAT JOB JENSON
WHERE ARE U NOW
Who needs JOCK CLEAER
Well done Jenson
I have been rooting him you all season. I think that he is the best Brawn GP driver, and had an epic race
I am 200th!!!!!!!
The plucky Brits are great at F1; Lewis last year, Jenson now!!
Remember when Jenson was on Top Gear.Jeremy asked how much would he give up to be World Champion and he said all his money.You didn’t need to Jenson.Jeremy also asked him how he didn’t win a race and he won the next one a week later.
Re: 178 (DD TG Fan)
I’ve only recently started to watch TG so I didn’t know Jenson’s already been a guest. Thanks for the information.
But yes, a “contest” between Jenson and Lewis would be worth watching. I suppose if The Stig took part as well, he could possibly be persuaded to be interviewed … using sign language of course, or morse code.
Im psyched for Jenson and Brawn- They really deserved it. Brawn defeated the critics and the naysayers and what they have done is infinitely admirable, showing up in the first season and making Ferrari et al look like part time amateurs and guaranteeing them a place in the history books. Rubens’ replacement has a lot to live up to. Brawn one-two at Abu Dhabi anyone?
Think back to the Jenson’s interview on Top Gear w/ Jeremy. Jeremy, after reciting all the worldly possessions and prestiege that Button had, asked him if he would trade it all to be world champion.Jensen didn’t hesitate at all an replied with a heart felt, afirmative. It’s great to see him achive his goal, the season couldn’t have been better if Jensen wrote the story himself. Well I guess he did in a way.Top Gear should bring him back. No show makes the guests look better that TG.
Totally deserved it! well done Jenson! ;D
For all you people complaing that jenson button didnt deserve it then F*** off. Face it he won it. He isnt our best world champion. Stewart, Hill and Clark was but he deserved that championship more than hamilton. Yes hard luck on Rubens and yes it wasnt the greatest win but at the end of the day he was the best driver that year
JENSON BUTTHOLE
Damon hill was worthy of at least another 2 championships if that lousy, cheating german scumbag hadnt of kept hitting him of the track ( & was never punished for it…. ) so that would put him at 3, 1 more than his father and equal to jackie stewart.
Jenson, bring it on in 2010 and show these muppets that you are more worthy than massa, alonso and all the other pretenders!!!!
To all you people saying Brawn disappeared in the second half of the season, I have to fully agree 100%. I mean they disappeared so much, they even managed to score a 1+2 in Italy. Imagine!
In case you cant understand sarcasm, I disagree, and think you should go watch the season again.
The 2 title challenging teams this season were built for completely different races. Thats why Brawn dominated in places like Australia, Monaco, Spain and Italy, and Red Bull in Britain, Germany, Japan and Brazil.
As for Jenson, he won his WC in Brazil by creating the most exciting race of the season. He has been the best overtaker all season, in a sport where overtaking is a rarity. None of the “special ones” like Alonso, Raikkonen and Hamilton were able to pull out displays like Jenson did this season.
It proves what everyone who wasnt an ignorant buffoon already knew about F1. Put champions out of championship winning cars and they give mediocre performances. Put mediocre performing drivers with talent in championship winning cars, and they will show you what they can really do, just as Jenson did this year.
Button has always had the talent, just lacking the drive to really let it loose.
If you dont think he was a worthy champion, accept that youre a moron, and get over it. The points show he is a champion, and Niki Lauda, 3 time world champion and F1 legend takes his hat off to Button and declares him a fantastic champion. He knows more about championship winners and their worthiness than you armchair critic morons do!
Button is a fantastic British World Champion! I hope this is only the first of a few to his name!
jenson butthole uses his cheater car to win the wdc.
worst WDC ever
(sigh) y are people STILL saying hes not worthy 2 be the world champion, he got more point than everyone else simple as that, listen 2 Eddie Gordan People!!
I think he deserves it, proven by his performance in Brazil.
Don’t forget drivers play a big part in the car development as well, so whoever said JB wins becoz he got a fast car is a moron.
@ Neo (#180): Jenson didn’t cheat with Toyota, but he sure cheated with Sutil!
Well done Jenson,Deserved it,come on Lewis!
jenson isn’t a worthy champion, he’s a complaining loser with 0 wins since june.
HE was constantly the radio trying to get kamui kobayashi a drive thru when he was stuck behind the Toyota. yes jenson button was bitching because he could not overtake the toyota driver who’s never raced a f1 car competitively or raced on that track.
Wat is it with u people out to insult Button! He is a totally deserving guy having stuck with Honda for 2-3 dismal years. Anyone less would have given-up or moved on.
He deserves the title because no-one else could catch him even when he was struggling like in Belgium.
Feelin Fuzzier
you seriously think that Anyone less would of walked away from his Multimillion $$$$$$ contract to drive an 900bhp f1 car…?
brawn are a cheater team.
Honda started to develop the the new regulations 09 car from june 2008. without the massive finacial input and state-of-the-art facilities from Honda brawn would just be anoher minadi.
Honda should take credit not fraud brawn.
MUTTON you talk crap and i bet your german for going against jenson(WORLD CHAMPION) and ross brawn is one of the best team leaders there are
“i bet your german ”
if i WAS german i would be proud of mediocre button. brawn use german engines.
I’m an English man. so of course I wanted Button to win.
But I have to say, he’s the worst F1 champion yet.
@ Mutton
shows how much you really know about F1, none of the engines on that grid make past 800Hp, their all around 750hp
plus how the hell is it cheating that they started developing a car so soon? and btw, ALL teams start development on cars the season before, hell some even start development on cars for 2 season ahead! so they weren’t actually developing a car sooner then everyone else.. they just moved more resources towards it after realizing the current car is a flop.
and how exactly is cheating to have a name change? because thats all that happened when Honda left! its the same exact team, minus some people, same exact facilities, same drivers, and same team principles. the only real difference is the engine! thats it!
Honda even said they were proud of the Brawn Team.
@ Mutton
Fair play to Kobayashi for a brave race, but shame on him for also letting his total lack of experience show so badly at the same time.
Jenson is right, he was driving like a crazy lunatic (clearly to try and secure a drive next year), and he should have got a penalty in that race. If not for blocking braking zones with Button, he should have definitely got one for taking out his countryman Nakajima by cutting across him.
Youre clearly an idiot who knows nothing about F1 other than being bitter because the driver/team you arselick had a rubbish season.
Get a life and stop watching a sport youre too immature to understand.
@vinnx you are not very smart
2005 BAR Honda. 2005 jenson buttholes new contract.
Designation: Honda RA005E
Configuration: 90° V10, naturally aspirated
Displacement: 3.0litres
Maximum power: Over 900bhp
Maximum revs: Over 18,500 rpm
shows how much you DO NOT know about F1 my preteen friend.
@ Teh_Bends
Jenson was NOT right . K Kobayashi was a lunatic because he was defending his position into the first corner?
It’s funny watching the “deserving champion”with 169 race experience humbled by the 0.5 race rookie driving glocks car on a circuit hes never raced on.
@mutton
im sorry your correct, in 2009 their using the V10s from 2005..
i guess the 2.4 liter V8 limited to 18k rpm that’s been in place for the past 3 years that everyone on the grid is currently using is only a myth developed by the FIA to say they’ve gone green?
why doesn’t anyone mention BARRICHELLO HE WON THE CONSTRUCTERS FOR BRAWN BECAUSE WAS CONSISTANT AS WELL ITS JUST THAT BUTTONS SIDE OF THE GARAGE HAD A SIX RACE HEAD START SO HE WON IN A PERFECT CAR BUT THEN THEY RAN OUT OF MONEY THE CAR WAS RUBBISH AND HE COULD WIN=A SHIT DRIVER!!
BUTTON WON THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON
BARRICHELLO WON THE SECOND HALF
why doesn’t anyone mention BARRICHELLO HE WON THE CONSTRUCTERS FOR BRAWN BECAUSE WAS CONSISTANT AS WELL ITS JUST THAT BUTTONS SIDE OF THE GARAGE HAD A SIX RACE HEAD START SO HE WON IN A PERFECT CAR BUT THEN THEY RAN OUT OF MONEY THE CAR WAS RUBBISH AND HE COULDN’T WIN=A SHIT DRIVER!!
BUTTON WON THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON
BARRICHELLO WON THE SECOND HALF
P.S DON’T READ 224 SPELLING ERROR
MUTTON youre the biggest cock why do you have to be better than every one else jenson is champion for a reason he was the best driver throughout the season and thats that
@ mutton: the engines are badged as Merc engines but they actually come from Ilmor in Britain.
And why the eff are you disrespecting Button? And anyway, if Honda had gone and Brawn didn’t form, they would take the 3 Bs with them. But no, Ross Brawn managed to get a team together again, and Button and Barrichello stay in the sport and BOOM, the constructors and the drivers championships are sewn up. And they deserve it for a reason. They stuck at it.
What would have happened if they didn’t go ahead? It wold be just another competition between McLaren and Ferrari (no disrespect to anyone, but it would be so) with everyone else fighting for third and fifth place in the constructors and drivers championships respectively.
And for that, i reckon someone at Brawn (probably the man himself) should be given a knighthood or something like that.
And anyway, can all the haters (of which mutton and konsf1 shall remain nameless) give Jenson a break? Yes, he and Rubens may have had an advantage at the start of the season but do you see any1 bitching about Barrichello? Exactly. (But i don’t want to start anything either. Rubens really got close this time round, commiserations to him.) Just let him prove that he really can do this. Besides, no Brit’s ever retained the title before, so he could make history. So let him do it.
Put it this way. To all the haters out there, which are buttholes themselves, this is one of my mottos. IF YOU DON’T LIKE IT, LEAVE IT, AND KEEP YOUR WHINGEING, BLABBING BACKSIDES OUT OF IT!
In the begining of the season when the Brawn team could do no wrong I had an interesting thought. This is it:(I’ll tell you in advance it’s my attempt at humor) The FIA has beat the hell out of the sport for about the last 10 years with rule changes. They did all this to try to even the field and make the racing closer. Through all this there has been one constant.”Ross Brawn” All of the money spent by all of the teams over those years to comply with the rules has to be hundreds of millions.They could have achived the same result by just banning “Ross Brawn”.The guy’s a magician.
To illustrate my point better in post #230 look at Ferrari in 2000.they won the championship for the first time in 21 years.21F***ing years.Ferrari.What was different,Ross Brawn, Michael Schumaher and Jean Todt.What this team did is nothing short of a miracle.They made history and this new tean that was unheard of last year could do the same going foward.And that is not lost on Jenson Button,he will want to be there to play his part in that magic.