Sharing the love: Jenson Button celebrates his 200th Grand Prix with girlfriend Jessica Michibata and teammate Lewis Hamilton
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 10:16 AM on 1st August 2011
After winning the Hungary Grand Prix and driving in his 200th Grand Prix, Jenson Button was on top of the world today.
And after clinching pole position in Budapest, the 31-year-old was certainly sharing the love as he joined his girlfriend and teammate Lewis Hamilton for a group hug.
As he joined the McLaren team for a group celebration, Button and Michibata were pulled together by an over-enthusiastic Hamilton.
Group hug: Jenson Button celebrates his Hungarian Grand Prix win with teammate Lewis Hamilton and girlfriend Jessica Michibata at the Hungaroring race track in Mogyorod
With Button still in his white driving uniform, he was surrounded by the McLaren team, Michibata and his father John all wearing the familiar red McLaren T-shirts.
Despite being surrounded by dozens of people, affectionate Button was spotted sharing a few kissing with his stunning Japanese model girlfriend.
After pipping Germany's Sebastian Vettel to the post, Button's win is his second of the season.
He wrote on his Twitter page: 'Woohoo!! I think that win deserves a little celebration! What do u think!?
'Big love to the whole of #TeamButton for all there support. #winners ;-))
One big happy McLaren family: Button was joined by his father John (front left) while Hamilton was accompanied by his brother Nicholas (back left)
Team effort: Button celebrates with the whole McLaren Mercedes team after his victory
'My fans rock!! Thanks for all your lovely congrats messages. Enjoy the summer break and we'll come back and do the same at Spa! ;-).'
Hamilton himself didn't too badly, ending up in fourth place, but was clearly still feeling high from winning the Spanish Grand Prix the previous weekend.
He said today: 'Jenson was pushing me hard the whole race and the better man won today.
'I was struggling a lot with the graining on my left front tyres. I don't know whether that was my fault by pushing too hard....
Not very intimate: Michibata pulls Button in for a kiss, despite being surrounded by his teammates
My favourite people: Button poses for a photo with his father John and Michibata after his win
'We can definitely say the team has done a fantastic job and for us to have been the most competitive cars this weekend means we go into the break in good spirits.'Button's success on the track comes after he was targeted by computer hackers who posted a message on the Formula One star's website claiming he had been injured in a car crash.
The message appeared as a news story on www.jensonbutton.com and said that he was in a 'serious condition' in hospital in Hungary following an accident.
Still going strong: The couple have been dating for two and a half years, despite living in different countries
Can't wait to celebrate: Moments after his win, Button makes a beeline for his girlfriend and father
His management were alerted to the message just before midnight on Saturday and quickly removed the post, replacing it with a new one.
It said: 'Earlier on today some of you may have seen a news article here regarding a car accident. This article was completely false and we are currently investigating how an unauthorised person was able to post to the site.
'Suffice to say Jenson is safe, well and tucked up in bed looking forward to tomorrow's race, starting from 3rd on the grid.
Winners circle: Button celebrates winning the Grand Prix with second place Sebastian Vettel (left) and Fernando Alonso (right)
'We can only apologise for any alarm this may have caused.'
Button also reassured his fans by Tweeting on Sunday morning: 'Morning everyone I'm sure you've realised by now but someone hacked into my website last night, I'm completely fine and on my way to #200.'
He added: 'The guy who did it obviously didn't have any better offers on a Saturday night so stayed home to do that instead #getsomefriends.'
Get some friends: Button urged his hacker to get a life and do something more exciting on a Saturday night on his Twitter page
A spokesman for Button told the BBC: 'The story is completely untrue and is a very distasteful hoax.
'The website was immediately taken down and its security will now be reviewed. Jenson was asleep in bed when we were made aware that someone had hacked into his site and made the untrue claims.
'We can assure people that he is completely fit and healthy and will be taking part in today's race.'
Feeling nervous: The couple arriving at the paddock before the big race
Candid camera: Jessica posted a photo of Jenson-themed biscuits made to celebrate his 200th Grand Prix on her Twitter page
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