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Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button says being appointed MBE in the New Year’s Honours list is the “the crowning glory” of his life-changing year.
Jenson won six of the first seven Grands Prix of the 2009 season and sealed the Formula One drivers’ title in Brazil with a race to spare, while his team Brawn GP won the constructors’ crown with team principal Ross Brawn being awarded an OBE.
Brawn GP Team Principal Ross Brawn was awarded the OBE for his instrumental part in the 2009 success and his considerable contribution to motor sport more generally.
Ross will be in charge of the Mercedes GP team next season after the German manufacturer bought out the Brawn GP team.