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Fact File: Jenson Button | |||
Jenson Button was born on 19th January 1980 at Frome Victoria Hospital in Somerset. Jenson attended Vallis First school from the age of five. Jenson got his first kart for Christmas from Dad, John Button. Jenson's karting career took off and Jenson traveled around Europe, America and Japan for karting competitions. Jenson got permission from Frome Community College to be able to miss his schooling lessons in order to continue his busy karting schedule. Jenson took his driving test and failed for 'going for a gap that wasn't there'! He passed second time around. Jenson moved up to racing cars from karts and blew the competition away in Formula Ford. Jenson went to the Spanish Grand Prix to meet F1 boss, Bernie Ecclestone, team bosses and Grand Prix drivers such as David Coulthard amongst others. Jenson moved from Upper Vobster in Frome, Somerset, to Bicester in Oxfordshire in order to be nearer to his F3 team for 1999, Promatecme Renault based at Silverstone. Jenson had a superb debut season in F3, which ended with F3000 tests and an F1 test with McLaren. Jenson took a well-earned break to Mexico but was called back early to test with the Prost F1 team at Jerez. Jenson enjoyed Christmas and New Year with his family and friends and at the beginning of January, Jenson was rumoured to sign for a second season with the Promatecme Renault F3 team and was considering options for F1 testing. Jenson went to out to Jerez to test for a seat in the BMW WilliamsF1 team for 2000. The media went crazy and Jenson left for Jerez and the rest we know. Jenson now holds two Formula 1 records: The youngest ever British driver, and the youngest ever driver to score a point. |
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