On 4 December 2008, just a few months before the new season was due to start, the Honda Racing F1 team, which Jenson Button had been driving for since 2006, pulled the plug on their involvement in Formula One. The media at the time reported that it was likely that the factory would be forced to shut, and it was unlikely that Jenson would be able to secure a drive at a top team at this late stage. Yet incredibly, in October 2009, Jenson Button was crowned World Champion, and the new team that had risen from the ashes of the Honda Racing F1 team - Brawn GP - secured the constructors' championship in their first season, a feat never before achieved. If this were a movie script you wouldn't believe it possible, so how did it happen? A CHAMPIONSHIP YEAR tells Jenson's incredible story of the 2009 season, from being written off pre-season to winning six of the first seven races, and finally securing the championship in brilliant style at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Jenson's personal commentary on the races is combined with notes on strategy, on-board radio exchanges, quotes from the team and even text messages to recreate the atmosphere of each race weekend. With a foreword by Ross Brawn, it is a fascinating account of an extraordinary grand prix year, and shows just what it takes to become world champion.
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'A fascinating account of an extraordinary Grand Prix year' WESTERN MAIL
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Jenson Button was born on 19 January 1980, and made his Grand Prix debut at the age of 20. Now in his tenth season and driving for the newly-formed championship-winning Brawn GP team
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Jenson Button was born on 19 January 1980 in Frome, Somerset, and made his Grand Prix debut at the age of 20. In 2009, in his tenth season and driving for the newly-formed Brawn GP team, he became the Formula 1 world champion after a stunning drive in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
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Great play by play of JB's championship year,
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This book is the 2009 Formula One year seen through the eyes of Jenson Button leading up to his first World Championship. He tells the story in the first person format, giving you some insight into his inner feelings throughout the year. Although it isn't an edge of your seat exciting book it is an honest review of what must have been a very tense time in the life of one of today's top Formula One drivers.
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The best book I've seen on Button's historic F1 championship year in 2009. Good mix of great color photos with an interesting text.
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