Jenson Button is a Formula 1 driver with the factory Honda team (BAR). Both he and his combative teamate Takuma Sato are doing very well this year and getting a lot more media coverage. Here's some of Button's comments on cars. I copied only the part relating to the NSX. This is reprinted from atlasF1.com a pay website that I highly recommend for F1 news and information.
Buttoned Up
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A quick shower and change into civilian clothes at a waterfront hotel, then off by car to Cape Town's airport for the overnight trip to his home in Monaco (to spend time with various water toys in the Mediterranean) it was more live radio crossings, and (just) time to answer 10 fun questions on the hoof:
Q: What make of car do you presently drive on the road?
Button: "Honda."
Q: Which one and why do you drive that one?
Button: "NSX, because that's the one in my garage, but I chose it because it was designed with input from Ayrton Senna."
Q: Is it your dream car?
Button: "Yes, it is my dream car!"
Q: What cars do your father and fiance drive?
Button: "Dad - a '57 Corvette which I gave him for his birthday; Louise - don't want to say, that is her business."
Q: What was the first car you ever drove, how old where you and where was it?
Button: "Suzuki Jeep in a muddy field at age 15. I remember doing a lot of doughnuts!"
Q: In what car did you get your driver's licence?
Button: "Nissan Micra Diesel which belonged to the driving school."
Q: Which is your favourite bit of road, and why?
Button: "Beckett's at Silverstone; I leave 'why' to your imagination."
Q: What is the fastest you have ever driven on a public road?
Button: "I was caught at over 200km/h in France in 2000. Never again!"
Q: What is the most you would ever spend on a car?
Button: "Nothing - no need for it... I don't drive myself often. That's why it's great to work with Honda; get my cars for free!"
Q: What would you be doing for a living had you not become an F1 driver?
Button: "Cannot imagine doing anything other than F1 - been my dream since I can remember."
Buttoned Up
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A quick shower and change into civilian clothes at a waterfront hotel, then off by car to Cape Town's airport for the overnight trip to his home in Monaco (to spend time with various water toys in the Mediterranean) it was more live radio crossings, and (just) time to answer 10 fun questions on the hoof:
Q: What make of car do you presently drive on the road?
Button: "Honda."
Q: Which one and why do you drive that one?
Button: "NSX, because that's the one in my garage, but I chose it because it was designed with input from Ayrton Senna."
Q: Is it your dream car?
Button: "Yes, it is my dream car!"
Q: What cars do your father and fiance drive?
Button: "Dad - a '57 Corvette which I gave him for his birthday; Louise - don't want to say, that is her business."
Q: What was the first car you ever drove, how old where you and where was it?
Button: "Suzuki Jeep in a muddy field at age 15. I remember doing a lot of doughnuts!"
Q: In what car did you get your driver's licence?
Button: "Nissan Micra Diesel which belonged to the driving school."
Q: Which is your favourite bit of road, and why?
Button: "Beckett's at Silverstone; I leave 'why' to your imagination."
Q: What is the fastest you have ever driven on a public road?
Button: "I was caught at over 200km/h in France in 2000. Never again!"
Q: What is the most you would ever spend on a car?
Button: "Nothing - no need for it... I don't drive myself often. That's why it's great to work with Honda; get my cars for free!"
Q: What would you be doing for a living had you not become an F1 driver?
Button: "Cannot imagine doing anything other than F1 - been my dream since I can remember."
