Jenson Button interview | Is Lewis Hamilton a good guy? 

JOE Based in this effort Clarkson won’t even be in it you clickbait con artists.

Rafael Nadal - KING OF CLAY He didn’t say that, he said when he puts together a perfect lap he’s unbeatable. He also said very clearly that Lewis was generally better at qualifying than he was.

Clarkson... the phrase yesterday’s man could have been invented for Clarkson. I used to really enjoy watching him, but that was a long time ago.

Rafael Nadal - KING OF CLAY I’m just saying what he said, to illustrate what he didn’t say. He didn’t once even imply that he thought he was better than Lewis.

@Rafael Nadal - KING OF CLAY All the top drivers say things like that - he wasn't flexing on Hamilton, or anyone else for that matter.

Nice clickbait. Interviews Jenson but uses Hamilton to get views.

Crazy that an interview about Jenson needs to be supplemented with lewis's name in the title.

@Origins686720 The channel owner is black you moron

@@David-ud9ju Just downvote it

@@gold333 😒 a downvote is never enough...

@Andrew Pike I'm so glad to hear that. JB has always seemed to be authentic, but there's always that tiny chance that someone is a phony, but can put on an act to attempt to look good for the public. I suppose almost every F1 driver is ego driven, just the nature of the game, but some of them realize they put their pants on one leg at a time like everybody else.

Heard McLaren is a shit place to work

@@ricardophillipe7616 maybe back when Ron Dennis were running things. Kimi had his fun though

He comes across as so naturally cool. And honest. Not bragging but not fake humble either

My brother worked for Ferrari around the same time, he reckoned Jenson and Kimi was the most down to earth guys out of all the drivers and I also have a friend who was an assistant for Lewis Hamilton’s girlfriend and let’s just say he’s not on the same planet as Jenson, can’t deny Lewis is a great driver.

No I doubt he is . He seems very false

@@paulthomson9709 lmao fuck off

​@@paulthomson9709 You 'seem' to know very little

Thanks for letting me know and saving me wasting time. I'll go back to listening to a genuine interview. Tom Clarkson and anyone on Beyond the Grid.

As if ANY of you know ANYTHING about him. We know he's a quick. Apart from that? And frankly, who cares what or who he is, outside of racing

I was there too, the noise that car made bouncing off the shops of the narrow high street is something i wont forget.

ATL Games It is going to be tough to beat him.

Which Lewis isn't.

@Ozzy Mandias Senna, Schumacher and Prost are all better than Lewis sorry

@Ozzy Mandias number of title wins does not matter. It's about the rivals the driver was facing.

@@GoMaherushka I did not say...sorry though. You blind or something?

@@thedoomaster14 You did?

Your dream came true

@gladbecker82 4 wheels, a steering wheel. Seems pretty similar to me. Mercedes is indeed more impressive than Schumacher/Ferrari. But when you consider the disparity in budgets between Brawn/Todt,Rory ferrari and the field versus mercedes/redbull and ferrari - I'd wager what Lewis continues to accomplish is extraordinary. Schumacher enjoyed, number 1 status, a weak teammate, by far the largest budget, infinite testing - often at 3 circuits simultaneously, bespoke tires, all backed by the might of ferrari and the FIA.

False, the best driver was Yuji Ide

Lmao nope

But you have to look at the car and the competition. There are drivers from the past who had tougher competition, like Senna who was up against some of the best drivers the sport has ever seen. In a car which didn't have a huge advantage, like Merc do at the moment.

@@BlatentlyFakeName either way lewis is definitely one of the goats. When he did have competition 14-18 as well as 07-08 he performed quite well and up to the standards of the prosts, sennas, shumachers.

He's not even the best on the grid right now, Verstappen is clearly better, let alone best in history.

Everything was put in place by honda ..just a silly idea on their part to run without any real sponsers for the previous two seasons (earth car )

I hear Ross is going to write children`s books when he retires...Hamsel & Russell, the fairytale of 2021...or is it 2022?

All brits are like this

Both are from Somerset!

Welcome to the internet

To me the best F1 driver all round great guy 😀

@@nicolafox9452 thats a strong and wonderful opinion xx

@@MarkWestHam thank you your very lucky to know him it's on my bucket list to meet him hope you have a great day take care xx

@@nicolafox9452 and you shall x

@@MarkWestHam will be looking for him at Silverstone again this year so fingers crossed 😊xx

Harsh, was a very good interview by someone who seems like he knows and understands F1

Manc Flyer who’s Henson!?

Fanboys like you in any sport are pretty tragic. Of course he was in his league. He outraced him on many occasions throughout the 3 years. Hamilton as button says was much more consistently fast in qualifying, although not always. Presumably you have a range of excuses for Hamilton to explain why Button was able to out qualify and out race Hamilton throughout the 3 years on different occasions. It's much simpler to just be honest and say, sometimes Button was faster/better, sometimes Hamilton was faster/better. Overall Hamilton was and had more success than Button, particularly in qualifying. It was a closely fought competition between the two.

It's been said that anyone who criticises BUTTON, must be a Hamilton Fanboy! . . . However, Button faced scathing criticsm from senior F1 figures long before the Hamilton era . . . SEE BELOW: FLAVIO says that Button is NOT one of the Top 5 Drivers ... www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/Button-not-among-top-five-20100504 NIGEL MANSELL Criticsm of Button ... www.pitpass.com/32403/Fry-defends-Button-following-Mansell-criticism EDDIE IRVINE describing Button as a Weak Link ... www-crash-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.crash.net/f1/news/40455/1/button-is-the-weakest-link-says-irv?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&amp&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15830319775956&amp_ct=1583032044859&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crash.net%2Ff1%2Fnews%2F40455%2F1%2Fbutton-is-the-weakest-link-says-irv JACQUE VILNEURVE describes Button as "WEAK" . . . amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/21/formulaone.formulaone2003?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15830358133475&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsport%2F2003%2Fmar%2F21%2Fformulaone.formulaone2003

@@catherinemorgan7836 You do realise that most of those were said or made when 1) Button came into F1 2) When Button came to McLaren as everyone thought that he was gonna lose

@@catherinemorgan7836 That's simply reality All of them were proven false, Button was more easily one of the best drivers of the modern F1 era and he is easily one of the best wet driver to ever live. Ans he was mor ethen capable of putring up a fight with Lewis and beating him

@@catherinemorgan7836 Also, no,not everyone who criticises Button is a Hamilton fanboy. But reality is that majority of them *ARE* biased and uneducated Hamilton fanboys, including the moron that wrote the first comment

If you say so. What else did he say? There are horrendous crashes on the Autobahn. That’s what you’d get if the speed limit was 110 mph carnage. Then you’d get the usual idiots who wanted to go faster.

100% agree.

@Chase Carey Not only do you possess a legendary moustache, you speak the truth.

@Stev Rex That's part of the lacking context in interviews like this, you sarcastic imbecile. wHoA!

But what's the point of th8s comment? Button literally says in the video that Lewis has improved a lot since they were teammates. Did you watch the video?

@Stev Rex Hit me up, tough guy.

He's better than Lewis. But poltics made them prefur Lewis at McClaren. He wrote in his book

dave erwin that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever read

I wouldn't say he's better but he is still a world champion and done it with a team with little money and little hope and also beat Lewis a few times with the same machine but Jenson would have to be at his best all the time to be competitive with an off pace Lewis, now put max verstapen in the same car as Lewis and then Lewis would have problems

I’ve just finished Jensen’s book and he says that Lewis is probably the greatest of all time. He’s proud that there were a few moments in his career when he was able to beat him but Lewis set a bar that he couldn’t reach.

When they were teammates, Button was able to match an inexperienced Hamilton (comfortably beating him in 2011!). In 2012 Hamilton ironed out his flaws and has grown ever since.

Yeah. Difficult to blame the other guy's lack of driving skill...

It's been said that anyone who criticises BUTTON, must be a Hamilton Fanboy! . . . However, Button faced scathing criticsm from senior F1 figures long before the Hamilton era . . . SEE BELOW: FLAVIO says that Button is NOT one of the Top 5 Drivers ... www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/Button-not-among-top-five-20100504 NIGEL MANSELL Criticsm of Button ... www.pitpass.com/32403/Fry-defends-Button-following-Mansell-criticism EDDIE IRVINE describing Button as a Weak Link ... www-crash-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.crash.net/f1/news/40455/1/button-is-the-weakest-link-says-irv?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&amp&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15830319775956&amp_ct=1583032044859&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crash.net%2Ff1%2Fnews%2F40455%2F1%2Fbutton-is-the-weakest-link-says-irv JACQUE VILNEURVE describes Button as "WEAK" . . . amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/21/formulaone.formulaone2003?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15830358133475&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsport%2F2003%2Fmar%2F21%2Fformulaone.formulaone2003

I think you’ve misunderstood what JB means by natural talent, his mistakes are what makes people refer to his natural talent, his mistakes are on the mental side. He’s not salty he’s giving his opinion at the time and it was shared by many. He may have a different opinion now.

Oh he knows it, as do the journalists. It just doesn't suit their narrative to give Lewis his flowers while he is still in the sport.

Bruh he definitely held his own against Lewis when they were teammates and beat him over one out of three seasons they were together (and the last one Jb was only 2 points behind). I would still say Lewis is better, but not by a massive amount and you can definitely compare the two and Jenson wasn't over hyping himself thats just the way it was.

@@maxbrennan8221 - we can call Hamilton spoiled or whatever, but he didn't feel inspired to achieve his best in a car that was far from a race winner. Button on the other hand had everyhing to win or prove. Usually Jenson is humble, but this time he was a bad looser not acknowledging Hamilton. If we set aside all the numbers, Hamilton is a much better racingdriver overall. Vettel and Rosberg are phenomenally fast over one lap and has built their racing carers on that. Button is known for his tire and fuel saving driving. But when compared to Hamilton they all lack the overtaking and racing skills. Or not to mention Hamiltons greatest asset, his racing awareness. Button being a countryman to Britain's biggest racing driver and not acknowledging him is just pathetic. Even more so when mentioning that Lewis Hamilton has a race winning car when winning all his titles. Jenson Button won his two titles in the most dominant Brawn. Listen to David Coldtardt. He was one of the cockiest drivers, but now when he's retired he praises Hamilton. So does all the British former F1 drivers but Button.

Acke I’m not playing down Hamilton’s driving at all, and I don’t think Jenson is either. In the video, he said that the Lewis he raced against is different from the Lewis of today, and of course that’s true - any sportsman changes over time. When Lewis fought for the title in 07, he lost it due to some rookie errors (he was a rookie, so it’s hard to fault him for that, but still). When he won in 08 it was far from a dominant performance as he was fighting with the Ferraris all season. Now we see him dominating the field because he’s the most complete driver on the grid, but it wasn’t always that way. Lewis was much younger than Jenson when they were team mates, and it’s fair to say that he probably learned a lot from him even though they were rivals. You don’t have to be better than someone to teach them something and Lewis probably learned a lot from Jenson’s racing style - as you mentioned, that was always a strength of his. In F1, you can’t be the best if you’re only a good qualifier, or only good on tyre management, or overtaking, or any of it. You have to be able to do it all to be successful, and Hamilton is so successful at the moment because he’s good at every aspect of racing - he’s a brilliant qualifier, fierce but fair in wheel to wheel racing, doesn’t crash a lot when making overtakes, good at managing tyres and fuel but can absolutely blitz the lap times if needed. But he didn’t always have all those skills and he probably learned not just from Jenson but all of his strong competitors along the way. Jenson isn’t failing to acknowledge Lewis’s talent, he’s just saying that back then he wasn’t the same driver he is now which is totally fair. No disrespect to either of them, I think Lewis is the better driver but Button is also very good and is 100% qualified to make the points that he did and talk in the way that he did which was very respectful and honest.

@@acke26 at least Jenson had the balls :)

@@acke26 now whose making excuses, everyone knows Hamilton is better but you don’t need to be so butt hurt when someone gave him a challenge, I think Button was up there with Alonso and Rosberg in his most competitive team mates.

agreed...bottas tho? naah

@@truth4reel I'm a Hamilton fan and I think Bottas is really good and has a chance. He is heavily slept on.

Button knows deep down in his heart, that he was just a mediocre F1 driver, who on occasion exhibited "rare moments" of greatness, combined with luck, in a rather "unspectacular" manner! - a sentiment shared by the overwhelming majority of the F1 Community (Past & Present).

@@Cal3000 Bottas' very fast, but raw talent is a determinating factor as to when you're gonna plateau in your evolution. Valtteri will always hit a wall before he can find the extra pace to beat Lewis. Nico needed Lewis' data, engineer and mechanics, and Lewis' unreliability to barely scrape by at the last race. Valtteri has had some of the same advantages and still the truth remain. Max Verstappen himself said that he is 'perplexed as to how Lewis can do all the extra curriculars and still be able to deliver at the highest level, because he himself is 💯 focus on racing only all the time'. Jenson was very good but there's​ a reason why he only won 1 championship​ and never got close again. He always embellishes his 3 year stint against Lewis at Maca. Only racers the caliber of Max have a shot at beating Lewis in the same car if they can remain consistant. Bottom line is if he stays long enough in F1 Lewis will slow down and become #2 or #3 or #4.

Damn, you got some balls to say that

It's been said that anyone who criticises BUTTON, must be a Hamilton Fanboy! . . . However, Button faced scathing criticsm from senior F1 figures long before the Hamilton era . . . SEE BELOW: FLAVIO says that Button is NOT one of the Top 5 Drivers ... www.wheels24.co.za/FormulaOne/Button-not-among-top-five-20100504 NIGEL MANSELL Criticsm of Button ... www.pitpass.com/32403/Fry-defends-Button-following-Mansell-criticism EDDIE IRVINE describing Button as a Weak Link ... www-crash-net.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.crash.net/f1/news/40455/1/button-is-the-weakest-link-says-irv?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&amp&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15830319775956&amp_ct=1583032044859&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crash.net%2Ff1%2Fnews%2F40455%2F1%2Fbutton-is-the-weakest-link-says-irv JACQUE VILNEURVE describes Button as "WEAK" . . . amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.theguardian.com/sport/2003/mar/21/formulaone.formulaone2003?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQCKAE%3D#aoh=15830358133475&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fsport%2F2003%2Fmar%2F21%2Fformulaone.formulaone2003

REALITY - In Button was in his younger days, he was indisciplined and wild, & was consequently labelled a PLAYBOY! and was heavily criticised by the likes of Jackie Stewart & Nigel Mansell was less tgan impressed by his mediocracy See Link .... www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/jenson-button-the-playboy-who-found-425722 - He was also released from Williams for a time in favour of Montoya - Things went even worse when he was under Renault - When Jenson won the World Championship Brawn Mgmt did NOT want their newly crowned Champion - Button's Manager openly criticised Brawn's Management and their slow pace to re-sign "their" new world Champion - Instead, they eventually did a dirt cheap deal with McLaren to take on Button - McLaren at the time, were going through an internal civil mgmt war and Whitmarsh had taken over from Ron Dennis - Whitmarsh was no leader, and under his watch lost Key ppl like Paddy Lowe, Pat Fry and his Team. - Whitmarsh was easily manipulated (as skillfully done by Button) - Button then craftly manoevred the team around himself - In the 3 seasons that the more experienced Button, and the younger Hamilton were together, Button only managed to beat him to a Championship "once" during an "off-peak" year for Hamilton - Button went on to cheat on his wife with his current partner ALL the above is in the puplic dormain, and whilst it's part of life, had Hamilton had the same chequered past as Button, he would have been "HUNG, DRAWN & QUARTERED" . . . so it's a bit odd that certain quarters with their obvious amnesia seem to want to exaggerate his medicore skillset in order to elevate him to Sainthood!

Nice guy but a shit driver

Then why was Lewis never without a fst car?