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Button never expected to reach 300 Formula 1 starts

Jenson Button says he never expected to reach 300 Formula 1 race starts, ahead of the milestone weekend at this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix. The British driver joined F1 in 2000 with Williams, before stints at Benetton, Renault, BAR and Honda. He then won the 2009 title with Brawn GP. Since 2010 he has raced for McLaren but he will spend a year away from F1 next season, before a possible return in 2018. Button admitted that when his former F1 team-mate Rubens Barrichello hit 300 races, he thought it was “unbelievable” and never expected his career to go on for so long when he started out. “That’s a good question that deserves a very long answer and...
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