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Jenson Button's McLaren P1 up for saleJenson Button's P1 has just 1,500 miles on its odometer.
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Jenson Button-backed Radford reveals Lotus Type 62-inspired sports carBritish coachbuilder Radford has been revived, and its first modern project is a retro sports car based on a Lotus.
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F1 champ Jenson Button sets 2017 Honda Civic Type R's final lap recordHonda has been out to prove the performance of its Civic Type R since the feisty hatch debuted for the 2017 model year, and its yardstick has been to set the lap record for front-wheel-drive cars at famous race tracks around the globe, including the Nürburgring. The final attempt took place...
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Jenson Button to race NSX-GT at Suzuka round of 2017 Super GT SeriesFollowing Fernando Alonso’s stint in last weekend’s Indianapolis 500, his former teammate at the McLaren Formula One team, Jenson Button, plans to test out Japan’s Super GT touring car series. Honda has confirmed that Button, who is currently a reserve driver for the McLaren F1...
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Marussia To Run Mercedes Power In 2016, Button To Stay On At McLarenThere’s been a flurry of Formula One-related news in the past couple of days, ranging from new engine supply deals to revised calendars to Dutch youngster Max Verstappen passing his road driving test. First up there’s confirmation that Marussia is ending its current contract with...
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McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button, 35, and wife Jessica Michibata, 30, were involved in a robbery at their holiday home in the south of France earlier this week. The robbers are thought to have circulated an anaesthetic gas through the air conditioning system of the home located in Saint-Tropez, knocking out the couple and three friends while they slept. The robbers then broke into the house, helping themselves to a number of personal items including the couple’s wedding ring, which has an estimated value of £250,000 (approximately $388,000). The ring features three...
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McLaren Confirms Jenson Button And Fernando Alonso For 2015McLaren has finally ended speculation about its driver lineup for the 2015 Formula One World Championship, announcing today it has signed former Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso to drive alongside existing recruit Jenson Button. Sadly for Kevin Magnussen, who drove for McLaren during the 2014 season...
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New Cartoon Stars Lewis Hamilton And Jenson Button: VideoFormula One drivers have a reputation for being cold and calculating, and the media has long wished that many were more animated. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish for. McLaren Animation, part of the giant family of McLaren companies, has partnered with Oscar-winning animation studio...
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Jenson Button Wins Formula 1 Japanese Grand PrixWhile the 2011 Formula 1 World Championship title may have gone to Red Bull Racing star Sebastian Vettel, both Jenson Button of McLaren and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso showed spectacular talent yesterday during the crucial Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit. In the end it was Button who...
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Lewis Hamilton And Jenson Button Attend McLaren Launch Event In LondonWhat would have potentially been a very ordinary affair turned out to be quite the opposite, with Formula 1 stars Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button joining McLaren boss Ron Dennis in London last Monday for the launch of the automaker’s new retail network. The two F1 champs took time to pose...
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Button Edges Past Vettel On Final Lap Of Formula 1 Canadian Grand PrixAs we predicted, yesterday’s 2011 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix turned out to be a rain sodden affair, with the very wet conditions proving arduous to even the most seasoned of drivers. McLaren’s Jenson Button fought tooth and nail to hold on the Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel...
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Reigning F1 champion Jenson Button is lucky to be alive thanks to the expert driving of his security driver following an incident that took place on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil this past weekend. Button, his father John, and several of his McLaren cohorts were stuck in traffic in an armored Mercedes-Benz B-Class when they noticed several men outside the vehicle approaching with guns. Once notified, security driver/policeman Daniel Toni barraged his way through traffic, scraping lines of cars to successfully evade the armed gunmen. The incident took place on a three-lane highway near...