200 GPs: what did YOU vote your best Jenson moment?
As many of you already know, Jenson Button celebrated his 200th GP in Hungary at the weekend, and race day could not have been more fitting. Starting from 3rd on the grid, Jenson went on to seize victory on Sunday, securing him the top spot on the podium at the Hungaroring, the very same circuit where he won his first ever grand prix in 2006.
“What a way to celebrate my 200th grand prix. I’m still on a high following my win in Hungary, which was one of the best victories of my career. The conditions were so tricky: wet at the start, then dry, then wet again and then dry. It was crazy!", Jenson recalls of his 200th grand prix.
“I love driving in mixed conditions because it’s real seat-of-the-pants racing. You have to really feel what the car is doing underneath you and make strategy calls on the spur of the moment. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that six of my 11 wins have come about in these circumstances."
To mark Jenson's mighty double-ton, we asked you, the fans, to vote for your favourite moment of his career (so far) on the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Facebook page. With a choice of eight career defining moments, spanning from his first ever grand prix with BMW Williams in Australia back in 2000, through to his (at that time) most recent win in Canada, you continued to vote throughout the weekend. With so many milestone moments to choose from, which would you crown your number one?
“While I was busy at the Hungaroring, we asked fans of our Vodafone McLaren Mercedes’ Facebook page to vote for the best moment of my F1 career so far. My win in Canada was the clear winner, with 55 percent of the vote and I couldn’t agree more. It was a sensational race.
“I made six visits to the pits and was dead last with 30 laps to go. I then charged through the field and overtook Sebastian [Vettel] for the lead on the final lap. F1 doesn’t get more exciting than that, and to set the fastest lap of the race was the icing on the cake."
Perhaps not surpirsingly, following up in the number two position was Jenson's world championship win in Brazil back in 2009, with 25% of the votes.
Before heading off for his much deserved summer break, Jenson had a few final words for you all:
“Thank you for your continued support this year. The passion of the fans is one of the things that makes F1 so special. Enjoy the break – if you’re getting one – and see you again at Spa-Francorchamps."
Of course, had we been able to include Jenson's inspiring win in Hungary last weekend, maybe the poll result would have been different...after all, that was a pretty magnificient moment too.
Credit: McLaren (mclaren.com)
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