Jenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE (born January 19, 1980) is a British racing driver and the 2009 Formula One World Champion.
F1 Career and World Title
Button’s Grand Prix career began with Williams in 2000, making him Britain’s youngest ever Formula One driver. By his second race, Button became the youngest driver to score a point in F1. Despite the promising start, he was replaced by Juan Pablo Montoya after one season before spending 2001 with Benetton and 2002 with Renault. After being replaced by Fernando Alonso, Button signed with BAR Honda in 2003 and scored his first Formula One podiums with the team in 2004. Joined by Rubens Barrichello in 2006, Button remained with Honda after the Japanese manufacturer’s buyout of the team and scored his first Grand Prix win the same season.
Brawn GP emerged from the ashes of Honda’s withdrawal from Formula One at the end of 2008, and Button stormed to a historic world title in the Brawn BGP 001. Opting against driving for a post-Brawn GP Mercedes team, Button signed with McLaren for 2010 and would stay with the British outfit for the remainder of his Grand Prix career.
Seiko Sportura Ambassador
Button served as an ambassador for the Seiko Sportura line while racing for Honda. Several Honda F1 Racing models were released during the partnership.
Team Sponsorship by Graham
With the transition from Honda to Brawn GP came a change in watch sponsors from Seiko to Graham. While Button did not have his own Graham timepiece, the British watch brand did launch a Brawn GP Collection to commemorate the team’s achievements.
TAG Heuer
A set of three TAG Heuer Carrera Limited Edition Ring-Master models were released in 2011, including one dedicated to Button. The other two models were made in honor of teammate Lewis Hamilton and former McLaren driver and four-time world champion Alain Prost.
References
https://www.europastar.com/news/1003805542-seiko-renews-sponsorship-agreementwith-honda.html
https://www.carousell.sg/p/seiko-f1-sportura-1-100-retrograde-chronograph-jenson-button-edition-77649220/
https://uhrerbe.com/unt/38113-seiko_sportura_jenson_button_edition_sna749p1___cal___7t82.html
https://www.horologii.com/watch-brands/graham-watches/graham-of-london/
https://www.ablogtowatch.com/tag-heuer-carrera-ring-master-limited-edition-watches/
https://tagheuerenthusiast.blogspot.com/2016/12/spotlight-on-carrera-ringmaster-limited.html