I think fans of the sport have a good understanding now of how fit Formula One drivers need to be. Jenson Button More Quotes by Jenson Button More Quotes From Jenson Button I like old tunes when I'm driving. They're fun and uplifting. Billy Ocean, that kind of thing. Jenson Button oceanupliftingfun Resting for me is fitness training. Jenson Button fitness-trainingtraining I don't purposely speed, but I might go over by five or six miles an hour from time to time. It doesn't give me a buzz driving on normal roads, because I can't go fast enough. It's never going to be anything like an F1 car. Jenson Button carmightgiving My time at Honda was amazing. Some of my best times in Formula One, actually. I might not have won races, just one race, but I had a lot of fun. Jenson Button racefunmight To drive an F1 car you have to be a little mad. On the morning of a race there's a mix of excitement and fear. If it's a wet track, then it's worse as you're not in control most of the time, which is the thing all drivers fear the most. Jenson Button carracemorning My 'Movember' moustache was never going to be as big as Nigel Mansell's, but I tried my best. The amazing thing is that when you try to grow a moustache, you notice everyone else's. There are some amazing moustaches on the grid. Jenson Button moustachemustachetrying When I'm on my own, I can be negative. I need my friends and family around to help pick me up if I've had a bad qualifying session. I think insecurity plagues a lot of sportspeople. Jenson Button pick-me-upinsecuritythinking You look back and you remember the good, the bad and the ugly Jenson Button uglyrememberlooks I love cycling, running and swimming. In recent years I've competed regularly in triathlons, which means I don't find the physical side of driving a struggle any more. Jenson Button strugglerunningmean Women don't get the same opportunities that men get in racing, so they don't get to learn race craft. Jenson Button raceopportunitymen I think as a 20-year-old you expect life to always be easy. You get given a good hand and the chance to race in Formula One. You think the driver can make the difference, can make up for everything else within the team. But that is not the case. You are racing in such a competitive sport so that doesn't happen. Jenson Button teamsportsthinking When I was in Japan with my girlfriend Jessica, she would have had acupuncture every day if she could. I can just about stomach going to a chiropractor and I visited a talented one when I was there, but when he tried a needle on me, it was horrible. My muscles tightened and it didn't work at all. Jenson Button acupuncturejapangirlfriend I need to develop a car and engineer a car in a position that feels comfortable for me, and I don't think anyone can do a better job than I can in that position. The problem for me is if I can't get the car there I do struggle more than some. Jenson Button strugglejobsthinking If someone was making a movie about F1 in the last six months, they wouldn't need to add a Hollywood ending. If they do make that movie, it's got to be 'The Curious Case Of ,' where I've lived my life backwards. I'd like Johnny Depp to play me but he wouldn't be quite right. Jenson Button six-monthsplayneeds I keep my weight low, although you need to be able to move your weight around the race car to change the balance. I'm 6ft and I'm 70kg so I haven't much fat on me. Jenson Button carracemoving If I run I lose so much weight, which I need because you're limited on weight when you are a tall driver. And have you seen marathon runners? They're quite skinny. Jenson Button weightrunningneeds The only time I think about life beyond F1 is when I contemplate becoming a dad. But there's no way that's going to happen while I'm still racing. To be successful in F1 you need to be very selfish in lots of ways and you're away from home for long periods. That's not the kind of father I want to be. Jenson Button selfishdadfather I can't eat whatever I want, definitely not. I'm always controlled because I do a lot of fitness and triathlons, not just Formula One, so I always make sure I eat the right things. Jenson Button triathlonformulaswant In my hometown there is a pub named after me - The Frome Flyer on Jenson Avenue. How cool is that?! Jenson Button flyershometownpubs A lot of people think Formula One isn't a sport because everyone drives a car when they go to work in the morning. But we're pulling up to six G on a corner or during breaking, which is almost like being a fighter pilot. So we have to do a lot of work on our neck muscles. Jenson Button morningsportsthinking
