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Jenson Button's father John dies of suspected heart attack
Jenson Button's father John dies of suspected heart attack 13 January, 2014 Jenson Button celebrates with father John during his championship year in 2009 John Button, father of 2009 Formula 1 world champion Jenson and a popular presence in the Formula One paddock, has died of a suspected heart attack aged 70.
The McLaren driver's agent said in a statement that the body was found at home in the south of France by a friend on Sunday.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh mourned a 'unique and…irreplaceable part of the McLaren family' while drivers and bosses paid fond tributes to the Briton.
'In my long Formula One career, I've encountered many drivers' fathers, but I think it's...
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