Later on he competed less successfully for a couple of years in a Volkswagen Golf Mk1 with 1.9-litre engine, run by his own VW-Audi dealership and tuning garage Autoconti of Trowbridge in Wiltshire.

[2] The performance of his Rocket engines in the Cadet class helped many up-and-coming youngsters, including Lewis Hamilton.

[3] Button, who was nicknamed "Papa Smurf" by his son, gained much airtime during Formula One coverage in 2009 (particularly on the BBC) when Jenson won six out of the first seven races of the season.

[4] Button died at the age of 70 at his home in the south of France from a suspected head injury on 12 January 2014,[5] although the exact circumstances are not fully established.

[6] The most likely sequence of events is that at some point between leaving the bar and his car, Button had fallen and hit his head.