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F1 star put his gorgeous girlfriend on bonk-ban before Brazilian Grand Prix

The Brazilian Grand Prix can often be a crucial race on the F1 calendar, with one star going to extreme lengths to make sure they performed to the best of their abilities

[Jenson Button of Britain poses with girlfriend Jessica Michibata at the Bridgestone press conference in Singapore on September 24, 2009]

Jenson Button made sure Jessica Michibata wasn't able to distract him in Brazil(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

F1 legend Jenson Button made sure nothing got between him and the 2009 world championship - even enforcing a sex ban on his WAG.

Button, 43, claimed his sole title triumph with Brawn in their debut season. It was nowhere near as dominant as Max Verstappen's 2023 campaign has been, though.

After six victories in the first seven races, Button didn't win again in the next 10 - opening the door for team-mate Rubens Barichello and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel to close in. His model girlfriend at the time, Jessica Michibata, had been by his side throughout the year.

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He credited her for his fifth-place finish in the fourth-to-last race of the season in Singapore, saying: "My amazing girlfriend, after qualifying we got to my room.

"Im not going to tell you all the details but she said lie down, so I did, and she gave me a foot massage. She said, So tell me about today. That was so cool. She really listens."

But finishing eighth in Japan the following GP piled the pressure on Button once more, with Vettel winning to shrink the gap. So he went to extreme measures for the penultimate outing in Brazil.

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[British Formula One driver Jenson Button (L) holds up his FIA Formula One World Championship trophy during the 2009 FIA prize presentation gala on December 11, 2009]

Button won the 2009 world championship, despite winning just six of the 17 races(Image: AFP via Getty Images)

A source for Brawn told DNA India at the time: "It's such an important weekend for Jenson. He has hundreds of things to do and wants to be able to concentrate on them alone.

"Jessica normally always travels with him but he has to keep his mind on the job - so to speak."

The self-imposed sex ban was a big change of tune from Button, who had admitted to "getting steamy" with Jessica in a team office after winning the first race of the season in Australia.

[Jenson Button of Great Britain and McLaren Honda walks with his wife Jessica Button in the paddock during previews to the Formula One Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo di Monza on September 3, 2015]

Jessica dated him for several years and was often in the paddock(Image: Getty Images)

But it worked a treat, with a fifth-placed finish enough to get him over the line. He and Jessica will no doubt have celebrated in style.

They were together for a number of years, with Jessica seen crying after he'd won in her native Japan with McLaren in 2011. But after tying the knot in 2014, they split just a year later.

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