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Button: It's been a great ride to 300

Jenson Button is pinching himself as he takes part in his 300th Grand Prix this weekend in Malaysia, admitting that at one point in his career he did not believe he would be racing at the pinnacle of the sport into his thirties. Button. who made his Formula 1 debut at the 2000 Australian Grand Prix with Williams, told media in Malaysia, 'I remember when Rubens got to 300 and it was unbelievable that he got to 300, I thought: I'm never going to race that long.' 'When I started in 2000 I remember speaking to my dad and he was saying: how long do you think you're going to race for, will you still be racing in your thirties? and I was like ‘no, I'll be done by the time I'm 30 years...
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