Well, I couldn’t call myself a real F1 fan if I didn’t blog about Jenson’s fantastic championship win! He is an awesome driver and really deserves it. Was excellent to see him carve up the new boys on the track with some brilliant overtaking moves and drive his heart out to win the championship in Brazil last night. A quick mention to the other drivers in yesterday's race, Webber who won, Hamilton's brilliant drive through the field, and Kimi Raikkonen who was really 'on fire' !
Anyone who knows me will know I have been a fan of Jenson Button ever since his first drive in 2000 with Williams. This was probably more to do with his being from Somerset, not all that far from where I grew up, and me harbouring secret fantasies of bumping into him one day and him asking me out... ok, I said it was a fantasy! But he got me hooked on F1 and Grand Prix racing and I’ve been a dedicated follower ever since.
Watching Jenson struggle through his days at Renault and Honda, it was always clear he was an extremely talented driver and, with the right team and car, would have won an F1 race much sooner than he eventually did after nearly six years of trying. And thanks to the brilliance that is Ross Brawn, he finally got the break he absolutely deserved. He had a great team and car, but you still have to be an instinctively skilled, experienced and determined driver to win grands prix. And everything came together beautifully for Jenson this season.
The fact that Britain has two current world champions in F1 is awesome. Of course I support Lewis Hamilton, but I’m afraid if it came down to a head to head between the two, I would be cheering for Jenson every time! So bring on 2010. If McClaren can get their gear sorted out, which they probably will, and Lewis is still hungry to show everyone who is really the best (drop the pussy cat doll, she’s distracting you!)... then Jenson and Brawn won’t have an easy time defending their championship. And we will be loving watching every second !
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