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A Championship Year

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title A Championship Year
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jenson Button
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 131
ISBN/Barcode 9781409118275
ClassificationsDewey:796.72092
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Publication Date 10 June 2010
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

Jenson Button was born on 19 January 1980 and made his Grand Prix debut at the age of 20. He is now in his tenth season and driving for the newly-formed championship-winning Brawn GP team.

Reviews

A fascinating account of an extraordinary Grand Prix year * WESTERN MAIL *