Jenson Button Cements His Place as a Great with His 200th Grand Prix

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Published: August 1, 2011

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I was unfortunately unable to watch Sunday’s 2011 Hungarian Grand Prix live as I had other commitments. This was a shame on so many levels as having now watched a re-run, I realise I missed a cracker of a race. Perhaps more irritating on a personal level, though, I missed one of my F1 heroes completing his 200th Grand Prix in the best way possible. Not only did Jenson Button manage to win, he did it at the circuit that brought about his long awaited and well deserved first victory in Formula One!

So I thought it might be a good idea to look back at Button’s career in F1 and try and get an idea how he compares to another World Champion, Fernando Alonso, as Alonso himself edges ever closer to his big 200 mark.

 

Early Promise

Team: Williams

Year: 2000

In the year 2000, Jenson Button joined the Williams Formula One team having shown great promise in lower formulas, and having beaten Formula 3000 driver Bruno Zanardi in a shootout to win the F1 seat.

Jenson joined Williams with high expectations from experts and fans alike as many saw his young age and success in karting as a sign of a great Champion.

Button certainly didn’t disappoint in his first races. Although the Williams team had been a mighty force towards the end of the 1990s, Jenson joined the team at a time when it was about to drop steadily to a mid-field-level outfit.

Jenson debuted in Australia, but he really started to turn heads when he finished P6 in only his second race. He also managed to qualify third at Spa and recorded his highest finish for Williams in Germany (P4). However, Frank Williams had other plans and had been trying to entice Juan Pablo Montoya to his team for some time. When Montoya finally agreed to join the Williams team, he did so at the unfortunate expense of Button’s race seat.

This was undoubtedly difficult for Jenson, but Frank Williams...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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