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Posted 14 January 2014 - 03:56
Its a sad day for the F1 community to loose one of it's most genuine, open and honest characters.
Rest in Peace John - your Boy only went and did it!
Seano
Exactly how I feel too. Me and my Dad are massive Jenson fans and we were on the phone to each other practically the whole race for Brazil 2009... every time he'd make a dicey pass it was heart in mouth time and once he'd won the title it was just a sense of relief. I think for John those feelings must've been hundreds of times more intense.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 03:59
RIP John - sincere condolences to family and friends. Will miss seeing you on screen.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 05:20
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We have so many memories of John's love of life from his years with the team in Brackley. He will be greatly missed pic.twitter.com/F7WchKApEG
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 07:35
Well, then either my calculating is terribly wrong, or his wikipedia age of birth is wrong; http://en.wikipedia....(racing_driver)
Wait, what? Wikipedia can be wrong??
Sad news for the family. Larger than life character, ace kart-engine builder back in the day, enjoyed the good-life (to excess some may argue). And why the hell not, hey?
RIP John.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 08:00
Very sad news. He wasn't even that old... 
Edited by Eff One 2002, 14 January 2014 - 08:03.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 08:02
Very sad. John Button was one of the few pit guests I always felt happy to see on TV.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 08:09
Very terrible news. My condolences to Jenson Button and his family.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 11:36
Very very sad news. John seemed like an exceptional guy overall and one of the best fathers you can dream of... RIP 
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 12:09
Terribly sad news as 70 is hardly old.
I know it is small comfort but there can be few parents with more to be proud of than John Button both in his son and the way he carried himself.
Regards Mike
Edited by blackmme, 14 January 2014 - 12:46.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 12:22
RIP John, you certainly lived your life.
Here's a nice blog post by Will Buxton, worth a read... http://willthef1jour...mories-of-john/
Edited by Brandz07, 14 January 2014 - 12:22.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 12:30
This is certainly sad news. John seemed like such a really great and down to earth guy and he always appeared to be behind Jenson 100%. Really sad to see him go.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 13:06
The paddock won't be the same without the old man
RIP
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 13:57
Sad news. He always seemed a nice chap on TV.
I feel sorry for Jenson. He must be devastated. At least he knows he made his dad proud and gave him many happy moments over the last couple years.
RIP
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 15:47
That's shocking really 
Do we know the reason e.g accident or heart attack since it seems so unexpected
My condolences to Button family.
Edited by kimister, 14 January 2014 - 15:49.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 21:03
RIP.
Don't think I've seen anyone say a word against him? One of the few in the paddock who everybody liked. Didn't he only miss a couple of races in Jenson's career?
Edited by SpartanChas, 14 January 2014 - 21:03.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 21:10
RIP.
Don't think I've seen anyone say a word against him? One of the few in the paddock who everybody liked. Didn't he only miss a couple of races in Jenson's career?
Only 1 according to Wikipedia.
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 21:15
I went to the 2011 European Grand Prix in Valencia and stalked the drivers into the car park. I said hi to them all while taking a pic hoping for a reply but only a few were kind enough. John was one of them, he said hi to me and put on a lovely smile like he knew me for ages. What a gentleman. 
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Posted 14 January 2014 - 23:19
Courage, Jenson. The shock of your dad's sudden passing must be causing indescribable grief for you and your siblings. Hopefully, the warm embrace you've received from the F1 community and its fans is providing you some measure of comfort. Deepest sympathies.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 00:33
Sad news, Jenson must be devastated. John seemed like a cool guy enjoying life and I admired their relationship where Jenson was a mate and didn't seem to care one bit if dad was hanging around all the time and having a drink when no one else seemed to etc.
I found Mario Andretti's condolence message particularly moving: "Jenson-I think your dad would say his favorite thing in life was being dad to you @JensonButton. Thanks for sharing him with us. Im so sorry"
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 01:44
Gutted to hear about this.
Although I've never met him, I know somebody who's had dealings with him in the past and apparently he's a genuinely top bloke.
RIP John.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 03:05
RIP.
He always seemed like he was on tv becuase he was in the pits, not that he was in the pits to be on tv 
The fact that theres not been a bad word said in this thread says a lot about him I reckon.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 08:28
We all will miss the pink shirt.
RIP John Button.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 09:47
I will always remember him so visibly joyful and full of life whether in photos, interviews or just hanging out around the paddock.
So sad to hear he has passed. I don't know the man himself, but the way Jenson carries himself speaks well of him.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 11:25
I will always remember him so visibly joyful and full of life whether in photos, interviews or just hanging out around the paddock.
So sad to hear he has passed. I don't know the man himself, but the way Jenson carries himself speaks well of him.
He must have been a very special man indeed. I remember in 2009 how genuinely happy the Spanish TV broadcasting crew sounded because things were going the Buttons' way, and how affectionately they spoke about John Button and the rest of the "Button team".
He will be sorely missed by those of us who only got the occasional glimpse of him on TV, I can only imagine how hard it will be for those who actually knew him and enjoyed his company.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 19:11
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 19:12
Edited by David Lightman, 15 January 2014 - 19:12.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 20:05
I personally just couldn't imagine what I would share on Twitter in his situation. Hats off to him. It is positive to see so many involved in motorsports (including many, many ex-F1 drivers) sharing their messages and Jenson being able to read it all and acknowledging those.
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 20:37
I went to the 2011 European Grand Prix in Valencia and stalked the drivers into the car park. I said hi to them all while taking a pic hoping for a reply but only a few were kind enough. John was one of them, he said hi to me and put on a lovely smile like he knew me for ages. What a gentleman.
How tall are you Gluon, seven and a half may be eight foot tall?
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Posted 15 January 2014 - 20:41
Very sad. He seemed to be so happy and full of life. Jensons tweets earlier were very touching. F1 will be that little bit duller.
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Posted 16 January 2014 - 00:10
Jenson's tweets earlier today hit the "onions" note with me. RIP John Button
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Posted 16 January 2014 - 02:13
RIP John. He lived a great life, and he's lucky enough to see his son be a WDC. I'm sure he's a proud dad...
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 18:18
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Posted 17 January 2014 - 19:56
sad news indeed,interesting thread on club gti forum under vag motorsport on his racing days,he was no angel in his earlier career but its a good read with plenty of pics on his racing years.
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Posted 18 January 2014 - 18:49
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