The Young Drivers: No.2 - Jenson Button
In the rundown to the 2008 Autosport Awards, autosport.com will count down the top ten McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winners, reliving the success of their winning year and looking at what they've gone on to achieve since
Where were they then?
Jenson Button was already big news when he stepped up from karting to car racing in Formula Ford for the 1998 season. The 18-year-old justified the hype by winning the UK title at the Silverstone season final and claiming victory in the prestigious Formula Ford Festival.
Despite being one of the least experience drivers in the final selection, Button oozed class at the driver evaluations and became the tenth winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award.
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