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Jenson Button was crowned drivers world champion on Sunday. He finished fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix won by Australian Mark Webber.
Button, who won the opening Australian Grand Prix in March, had started 14th on the grid, but drove with courage and determination to achieve his goal.
Button after crossing the finishing line and capturing the title with one race to spare said, “We are the champions,".
The 29-year-old told,"It's really amazing especially after the last few weeks. It was such an awesome race - I'm world champion baby!”
"When I first jumped in a car 21 years ago I never expected to be world champion - but we did it today."
Button's success ensured also that the Brawn team also clinched the constructors' world championship.The team boss Ross Brawn said, "It's very special.”
"The work over the winter was sensational and I give all my thanks to all the people who couldn't be with us and who had to leave.The second half of the season was hard but it was a great race today. Jenson knew what he had to do."
Button earned this great success in his 169th Grand Prix and at the end of his ninth season in Formula One.
