Pole Button Australia 2006

[SHINLAZER]

I dont remember who made a qualyfing lap like this, Smooth And Precise Lap Cortesy of Jenson Button

[MclarenGooner10]

Great Lap Jenson,so Precise i didnt any aggression from him at all

[NosferatuAaacaado]

@MclarenGooner10 he attacked the kerbs quite a lot

[hawk860]

stunning lap but far from perfect

[h1coupe]

@hawk860 yeah, you would have surely done better...

to be on pole in an f1 race, any f1 race you have to be pretty much perfect and that is just an example of the level you have to be at to be on pole. so for that season and that race it is pretty much a perfect lap!

[hawk860]

@h1coupe i respect what you say.F1 is competative and i did say its a stunning lap but once he corected oversteer from overenthusiastic throttle and thats 2-3 tenths right there and he nailed every apex perfectly but if he would ride the kerb more aggressively like alonso, hamilton or vettel (theres more) he would get another tenth or 2 but i guess thts his smooth driving style tht conservers tyres rather that raw pace,it is indeed perfect in some respects bt i prefer drivers tht just go all out

[h1coupe]

@hawk860 yes but he did get the pole, even though he does not have what you call the "all out" style.

and as you correctly stated he does safe tires and car when he drives, which makes his style excellent.

in that race there were all out drivers and he still got the pole.

those 2-3tenths gained on a single lap can easily disappear when tires start to fade :)

your point is valid though:)

personally I like a style that´s inbetween, kinda like Schumacher(actually my favorite)

[Snaptainment]

Absolutely spot on.

[InnAb109]

The perfect lap

[englandwc06]

Now this video should be shown to the people that have denied Button his rights by stating him as "sluggish, catious" etc. For a driver with not the fastest car in 06' to produce a stunning lap like that is remarkable. Show this to all of the Button haters of the world.

[bubi8894]

deserved pole, that lap was godlike..

[InnAb109]

Awesome!

[tobalynorberto]

quien diria que 3 años despues ganaria...

[GTAstuntz]

Martin brundle was a good driver and is a good commentator. During his days b4 f1 he fought with some f1 drivers too.. Guess he didnt have a good car or so.

Martin Brundle forever.

[PlusSumGame]

@GTAstuntz  I said the same thing, but they told me not to mention his career.

[englandwc06]

@GTAstuntz Martin did have a very good car with the Benetton B192, but unfortunately his team-mate was wait for it.... Michael Schumacher and during that season I think he retired in the first 4 gp's but was a very reliable driver during the middle and end of the season. But that was really the pinnacle of the cars he drove at the time and harshly got "kicked out" of Benetton the next season.

[jamiroquai01fan]

This is such an awesome lap!

[pmirandaz]

martin brundle is one of the best commentators i´ve ever heard. it´s a shame that i have to hear those patriots over here, in brazil

[adakar83]

go in to sream in internet on to BBC

[NationOfMasturbation]

murray walker and martin brundle forever <3

[legia97]

That's the best lap of Australia I have ever seen! It was perfect despite little understear ion the exit of turn 3!

[SonicAngel2020]

Who's the commentator? he's great!

[TobHussey]

Joke?

[chipattack911]

martin brundle

[SynysterToken]

Martin Brundle, and i personally think that he's one of the best commentators

[xshx19]

@SynysterToken he's too tied up in his own ego. He thinks he's god. Therefore he is not the best commentator.

[garethkielty]

@xshx19 oh yea...who is? jonathan legard hahahaha

[garethkielty]

@SynysterToken unfortunatly, his talents are ruined by jonatha legard....

[heatseekin]

Fantastic lap, totally commited to the track.

[veyronzondaf]

Absolutely..

[mattyj331988]

that honda car in 2006 if it was reliable could of been a championship winning car, had the pace just not the reliability, but lets not dwell on the past, the best driver on the grid jenson button alongside the best team principal in the paddock Ross Brawn = winning race and winning championships

[Calsonic]

haha nw he's like michael schumacher of 2004

[Bazic83]

I stayed up late to watch the season opener, totally worth it!

[thetime]

lol that race wasn't the season opener, it was the 3rd race of the season. Season opener was Bahrain

[Bazic83]

I was referring to the 2009 season opener.

[NateDawg80126]

I stayed up till like 4 AM to watch lol, us Americans get shafted.

[jamiroquai01fan]

lol, is there no repeated coverage in the US? That's what happens here in England, if the race is early in the morning, it's repeated later in the day.

[NateDawg80126]

It's not popular enough over here to get a repeat.

[jamiroquai01fan]

That's a shame!

[NateDawg80126]

lol no joke, I was all over that.

[IElectronic]

and he's done it again!! :)

[AleXcr86]

Stunning commitment at 1:04! I really hope Jenson wins this weekend with Brawn GP.

[lazerusincarnate]

already on his way with his pole!

[NateDawg80126]

My money is on Jensen for pole on Friday.

[NateDawg80126]

Looks like I should have put down some money.

[jraybay]

I was just playing this track on f1 ce . And I always struggled at turn 13. after watching this video I realized I was taking it wrong, thanks jenson :D .

[lukeperrin123456]

y cant honda go back like this but better button is a good driver but he has a shit car

[NateDawg80126]

The Brawn team (last years Honda team) is looking like a real contender after maintaining the fastest laps by a margin of half a second and more for the last few days of testing at Jerez. I'm really looking forward to seeing some of the private teams win some races, I fully expect Force India to be running in the middle of the pack this year.

[skids101]

about 15 days till f1 09 is go luckly i live in australia so i will se practice and all them on tv

[NateDawg80126]

If you have the speed channel, they cover most of it. Unfortunately for me, I'm in the states and it takes place around midnight, but I'll still be watching :)

[Stereolabdream]

That aint no PS3...

Geez...the more I watch these onboard clips the more and more respect I feel for these guys.

Any idiot who tells you their skills and bravery are overvalued and that they don't deserve thei salaries is an idiot. Boy kicking around a football are two a penny...these men are HEROES!

[thechickenmaster299]

good point the thing these muppets dont understand is that they are putting themselves or mabye even there lives at risk

[Arai4lpinestars]

Hamilton is the fastest because he thinks about pussy all the time. Pussycat Dolls that is

[evofreak1304]

30 days guys , and f1 2009 is go !!

[f1guy17]

Jensen Button ftw.

[adamskiyo]

What does 'ftw' mean?

[beyblader10171]

for the way

[CrackNick]

for the win.

[01simmenj]

He should have gone to Mclaren instead of Kovalinenn, how good for the fans would that have been?!

[Nrackhnir]

Vettel is the fastest driver at the moment

[Kenney1993]

you're absolutely right! Everyone talks about Hamilton, but give Vettel a good car and he becomes World Champion!

[legia97]

no, he is not that kind of driver yet.

[thechickenmaster299]

how can u say that were u watching f1 in 2008

[legia97]

sorry waht are you asking for?

[f1guy17]

very true. during testing at Catalunya, he was ahead of everyone

[legia97]

The fastest now is Alonso and Kubica. Redbull does not have still fully eqipted 2009 car so you can't take their results for serious.

[Keldenbutton]

i say have jenson in a renault or something instead of piquet, don't think you can have 2 #1 drivers in mclaren.. like 07 and we all know how that turned out.. lol

... but yes SOMEONE BUY HONDA ALREADY!..or alteast announce it earlier!!.. don't want 18 cars on the grid.. that's boring

[julianleeho]

someone bought honda already? whats the name now?

[Keldenbutton]

haha from what i've been reading .. i don't think they have.. looks like it's gonna be a last minute buy and a last minute engine integration, who knows what the balance of the car is gonna be like w/o having tested the drivability of it let alone what random company the power train is gonna come from sigh* what are we fans to do now?

[tjhayes1]

wow, incredible lap. sounds a bit like the McLaren

[KINGOSWALD]

Wow. What a great lap, hit all the apex and on the gas so early, good job!

[Metalmetx92]

grandeeeeee

[EmphaticItalic]

It's cool how Brundle points out all the challenges of this circuit, lets the viewer what the driver has to do. And he also explains why this is such a great lap to deserve pole. We don't get this kind of detail in the Australian broadcast.

[cammylawlor]

i think that button and alonso at renault would be the perfect match up.

[shelleyslater]

For all that's said and done, no true F1 supporter can claim Jenson is rubbish.....in a good car he's perfect, in a bad car he's good..........Jenson WILL win the WDC, and watching this lap again, my confidence in him remains............

[BMWrocksalltheway]

If only Jenson were to be given a better car, he would be at the top.

[EmphaticItalic]

According to James Allen(...) Honda is confident they may be up there with teams like BMW and Renault next season.

[BMWrocksalltheway]

Well, I hope so too. In 2004 and 2006, I think, Honda was really competitive. Jenson was able to compete with Fernando and Montoya. It would be awesome if Honda were to be at the top.

[chazzyfizzle1234]

Bring back tobacco advertising in f1!!!!!

[bendoor]

Wow, flat out through turns 11 and 12! That takes some balls and tremendous driving. Great Lap!

[ukogmickey]

Yeah I said that too, BIG Ron should of given Jenson a chance, But then would Jenson leave Honda, He is just so dedicated to that team for his own good and I feel now he is gonna miss a chance to become a World Champion, but who knows with big Ross at the Helm !!!

[racerkid2006]

lucky the tyres didn't actually made him win or get a podium because he had cold tyres

[MadCowYuuko]

Excellent commentating work from Martin as usual.

[ukogmickey]

That was one awesome lap, I dont think ive ever seen a lap quite like this before, really brought tears to my eyes it did and that has never happened, beautiful !!!!!

[xlou7]

I agree a stella lap from a brilliant driver!!

[CashewBoyLiam]

Yes, Jenson Button is highly underrated. He's a top driver, it's just a shame Honda hasn't produced a title winning car in recent years!

Perhaps 2009 might bring something their way, it would be great to see Jenson win many more races.

[F1jason123]

Holy shit, this guy is championship material.

Absolutely perfect lap.

[CarlosHetfieldAlex]

Perfect Lap.

Let's hope honda team come up with and better car...better than 2006's car

[BrokenBaculum]

Better than 2007's 'Earth Car' too. That paint job looked like gorilla sick and the car was abysmal. Wonder what the new livery is going to look like now they've lost the Lucky Strike sponsorship?

[michaellives]

better than the 04 car aswell,

best consistent season for honda.

[fraser1703]

brilliant

[ffsNERDS]

all button needs is the right car...i think he should think about a different team

[Robzx10R]

hmmm,i dunno,if honda sort it out they're good as we saw in 2006. But wen he came out and planted it on pole here,i thought it was his year, tbf he outscored everoyne post hungary.Rob

[scuderia4re]

Exactly. I really wanted him with Mclaren in 2008, it would've been a perfect fit. If it wasn't for crap-ass Honda holding him back he would have Heikki's seat. Heikki is good, but I don't think he deserved the Mclaren seat. He had good moments in the season, like Montreal and his second place in Japan, and admittedly the R27 sucked, but he was a good driver in a bad car, and he got lucky in Japan. Next season, Hamilton will outclass him completely.

[BlackpeopleLOL]

i agree, button deserved the seat way more than Kovalainen. Ron Dennis got it wrong.

[wooltorton92]

mclaren cant have 2 british drivers cos they need to keep the sponsors happy. they were desperate for rosberg cos hes german and they have a german engine

[musicalinfluenced]

Button is a good driver, but not a great one. i doubt he will ever become world champion but he deserves to win a few more grand prixs and this qualifing lap suggests just that

[wizkid01]

wrong - button will win it one day. the ability is there, always has been, just a case of the car... i honestly think if he'd got the seat at mclaren instead of heikki, think jenson would have been world champ and not lewis hamilton.

[adamskiyo]

wizkid, coulden't agree more.

I think Jenson also finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time alot, and yes the case of the car. Next year he will do well.

[lazerusincarnate]

they said that last year.....

i honestly believe his one of the most talented drivers on the grid, its just he's stayed at honda too bloody long.

[musicalinfluenced]

maybe you're all right, i would like button to be champion but he has to find a way of proving your theory by getting into a faster car or winning the championship with honda, but will he even be in an f1 car next year?? nothing is certain and he has stated in the past if honda doesnt win by next season he would rather retire than continue being the 2nd best english driver.

[juhats9]

Incredible!

[mrHondaF1]

yes its.

[hihynynhhf]

the last decent season for him

[NolanBowlin]

If Jeson could get a good car I'm sure he would have good odds for winning a championship.

[wizkid01]

never mind the odds, and im not trying to be optimistic here either, but if jenson has a competitive car, he'll win the drivers championship - he really is that good!

[jw0110]

fantastic

[raikkonen8]

very very neat lap from jenson.