WATCH: Jenson Button compares his 2009 car to Bottas' 2019 Mercedes

15:52, 16 May 2019

byAdam Newton

It's fair to say that F1 cars have got a lot faster in the last ten years, but this video shows the huge difference! Jenson Button compares his pole lap in Spain in 2009 with Valtteri Bottas' lap from last Saturday.

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