Jenson Button - why do I hate him so much?
Jenson Button - why do I hate him so much?
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M3RMS

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1,178 posts

242 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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I'll tell you why. It's what I call the 'Jenson Button Smirk'. He's got it turned on 100% of the time. It's been bugging me for years and really puts me off the guy, which is a shame as I'm sure he's a talented (and now unemployed) driver.

For example I've just watched him on Sky Sports chatting to his mechanics post the Honda announcement. There's 6 or 7 normal guys, all looking a bit down in the dumps and Jenson's chatting away with that big FFFFFFFing smirk on his face, saying he's over it. I would have twwwwwwwwwted him.

And now I see that Lewis is developing one.......

Grrrrrr

Mc Lovin

5,588 posts

250 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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It's called the, "i'm minted and have one of the best jobs in the world" look.

H2DaE

1,338 posts

235 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Why do you hate Jenson Button?

Jealousy

castrolcraig

18,073 posts

235 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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that green eyed monster is a nasty thing.

phil1979

3,671 posts

244 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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gtdc

4,259 posts

312 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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The showbiz reporter of the News of the World hates him too.

Last week's mention was about the "greasy playboy" and Formula 1 "chump"

patmahe

5,919 posts

233 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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I'm sure he's pissed off, but he's probably got a huge severance package and probably (an enforced) year off to try other things. I'd imagine he'll land a testing roll or a le mans drive before too long. He should be ok, hence the grin.

Its the other Honda staff I feel for, with families and Christmas just around the corner, its going to be a tough time for them.

toppstuff

13,698 posts

276 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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I've always regarded Jensen Button as a bit of a cock. Never seen or heard anything to change that opinion.


tomTVR

6,909 posts

270 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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castrolcraig said:
that green eyed monster is a nasty thing.
Dont be so hard on him, if he had been in a front running car im sure things would have worked out better for him.

FourWheelDrift

92,287 posts

313 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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toppstuff said:
I've always regarded Jensen Button as a bit of a cock. Never seen or heard anything to change that opinion.
That's odd, he's only ever said good things about you.

heebeegeetee

30,142 posts

277 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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tomTVR said:
castrolcraig said:
that green eyed monster is a nasty thing.
Dont be so hard on him, if he had been in a front running car im sure things would have worked out better for him.
Yeah, but nobody high up exactly fought over him to get him in there car, did they? IIRC Flav sacked him and picked up a certain young Mr Alonso.

Plug550

1,108 posts

244 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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I hate him too. Young, good looking, a hit with the ladies, successful at work, rich, lives in Monaco (got back to Brackley quite quick though scratchchin), the bcensoredd.

heebeegeetee

30,142 posts

277 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Plug550 said:
I hate him too. Young, good looking, a hit with the ladies, successful at work, rich, lives in Monaco (got back to Brackley quite quick though scratchchin), the bcensoredd.
Worth about £40 mill i heard? Utter, utter bd. biggrin

Mikey G

4,891 posts

269 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Mc Lovin said:
It's called the, "i'm minted and have one of the best jobs in the world" look.
So he's not got that 'look' today then?

hehe

elle

2,056 posts

241 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Kinda cute, i reckon wink

GregE240

10,857 posts

296 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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My only gripe with him is his stupid, ridiculous beard.

I can't grow a full beard, so I shave. At times, when I've let it grow, it has looked stupid, which has shamed me into a rather painful shave. Buttons face fungus is stupid, and frankly, should be cut as short as possible.

You'd think with his money, he could afford a Bic, or a leccy razor. But no.

The tit.

M3RMS

Original Poster:

1,178 posts

242 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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elle said:


Kinda cute, i reckon wink
Now, I'm ok with that picture as he looks like he's genuinely smiling. It's the FFFFFFFing smirk that irritates the sh**** out of me.

The kind of smirk that says 'yeah I know Rueben's finished well ahead of me in an identical car but what you don't know is that I'm using an engine from an S2000 and he's got one from a dragster. So I am actually faster than him. And I'm worth £40m. And you're not.'

stephen300o

15,464 posts

257 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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Don't find Jenson annoying at all, Hamilton on the other hand..

andygo

7,392 posts

284 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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I think, from what I have seen, that he is an ok sorta guy. And lets face it, if you were as lucky in life as he is, then you would be smirking/grinning/laughing all day long.

One of my sons has an expression that makes him look like he's having a quiet smile 24/7.

The reason why he looks like that is because he thinks ill of no one, has a stupidly positive and energetic outlook on life and is the jammiest guy I know.

So leave Jensons 'smirk' alone. It's ok.

Finally, I think from that video he was doing his bit at keeping the guys motivated.

Now Gordie Broon. Now there's a face you could smack. Hard and often.

hairykrishna

14,495 posts

232 months

Friday 5th December 2008
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I think if I hadd Buttons life I'd struggle to keep an enormous grin off my face, never mind a smirk. I'd probably laugh to myself quite a lot as well.