McLaren transformed their motorhome into a British pub in honour of Jenson Button’s 300th grand prix start at Sepang this weekend.
Several of Button’s F1 rivals joined the celebration at ‘The Dog and Button’. Specially-branded bottles of beer titled ‘300’, ‘Somerset Scrumper’ and ‘Ol’ Brawny’ – a reference to his championship-winning 2009 season – completed the pub theme.
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BasCB (@bascb)
30th September 2016, 12:52
neat!
Mike
30th September 2016, 12:57
I think it’s a bit harsh to call Alonso a dog :P
Seriously though, that’s awesome!
Adrian HX
30th September 2016, 13:13
They covered this on Qualy too – nice to see a photo of John on the bar too. He would have appreciated the Dog & Button I’m sure.
Picasso 1.9D FTW (@picasso-19d-ftw)
30th September 2016, 13:20
Very nice. Good to see Papa Smurf on the bar, not to mention pork scratchings and scampy fries behind it – though I suspect they’ll be eaten by the engineers rather than JB and his health-freak drinking buddies
Greg Wesson
30th September 2016, 13:29
The Ol’ Brawny doesn’t come in any sort of specially marked glass, just a plain, unadorned pint glass. They wanted special glassware, but could not find a sponsor.
David
30th September 2016, 21:43
Well played!
icemangrins (@icemangrins)
30th September 2016, 13:39
This is so nice of McLaren to arrange this for Jenson. I will miss JB next year
The Blade Runner (@)
30th September 2016, 14:22
Unfortunately – until very recently – the car has been the dog!
A great way to celebrate JB’s landmark weekend though. I wish I was there for a few craft beers!
Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
30th September 2016, 15:03
“If you drive, never drink”
Well that went out of the window!
bosyber (@bosyber)
30th September 2016, 15:40
Maybe ‘drink after’ is allowable though @craig-o!
Anyway, this is neat, good way to celebrate with JB and the drivers, have some fun.
Gabriel (@rethla)
1st October 2016, 1:20
They aint drinking Heineken
Gary
30th September 2016, 15:12
I wonder if Lewis and Nico R grabbed a pint at the McLaren pub?
MarkM
30th September 2016, 16:09
looks like fun times!
Homerlovesbeer (@homerlovesbeer)
30th September 2016, 23:39
Awesome farewell for the champ! Something he’ll remember for a long long time.
I wonder if it is only Buttons better driving buddies that got an invite to the bar?
I see Sainz, Ricciardo and Kvyat went but no Verstappen?
DB-C90 (@dbradock)
1st October 2016, 4:31
Nicely done Mclaren.
Hell of an achievement 300 races, and it’s great to see it being recognised.
Sergey Martyn
1st October 2016, 9:35
Great! I wish I could buy that sign.
Forza Jenson!
Greg Kingston (@gregkingston)
1st October 2016, 11:09
Nice to see McLaren show their human side, and also acknowledge the performance of the car over the past two seasons!