It took Jenson Button an entire decade to be crowned as an F1 World Champion, a distinction he achieved in 2009. This year, he will look to defend that very title against three other former champions - in Hamilton, Alonso and Schumacher.He has come a long way - from being a driver who did not win a single race in six seasons to becoming the man who outright dominated the grid last year. The career of this 30-year-old has been turbulent, placing doubts over his talent, which was evident when he started at Williams in the year 2000. He shone brightly for one season, in 2004, when he finished consistently behind the dictating Ferraris of the Schumacher era. Four fruitless years followed despite his first win which came in 2006. During this time, the Brit raced for Benetton, Renault, BAR and Honda. 2009 saw Honda’s rebirth as Brawn GP and Button maximised this fresh opportunity to attain unprecedented success. He blew away his detractors and rose in stature around the F1 world with a dominant performance in a debutant team. This year, Button teams up with fellow British driver Lewis Hamilton at McLaren-Mercedes. The duo creates F1 history as the first ever teammate combination of two back-to-back world champions. Fans and critics watch keenly as Button defends a title for the very first time, opening up an exciting new chapter in his career.
In which year was the Constructor's Championship first introduced in Formula 1?
In the year 1958, eight years after the first Driver’s Championship was awarded, F1 awarded the first Constructor’s title to the British team, Vanwall.