Editing Jenson Button (section)

===== 2005 =====
[[File:Jenson Button 2005 Canada 2.jpg|thumb|right|Button at the {{F1GP||2005 Canadian}}, where he took [[pole position]].]]
Despite the feud, Button insisted he had BAR's backing,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4178779.stm |title=Button retains BAR team backing |date=16 January 2005 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 January 2011 |archive-date=31 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531064307/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4178779.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> and was optimistic for the {{F1|2005}} season.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/1/2540.html|title=BAR drivers target first win with 007|date=16 January 2005|publisher=formula1.com|access-date=2 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006163236/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2005/1/2540.html|archive-date=6 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He was unable to deal with regulation changes concerning aerodynamics and his car lacked pace as a result.<ref name=DTSep05>{{cite news|last=Garside|first=Kevin|title=Button wins his freedom for £18m|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2365562/Button-wins-his-freedom-for-18m.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=20 September 2005|access-date=14 August 2020|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201044/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/kevingarside/2365562/Button-wins-his-freedom-for-18m.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Button was disqualified from third place at the {{F1 GP|2005|San Marino}} after race scrutineers found his car had a second fuel tank inside the main one, that when drained, made his car underweight. The FIA International Court of Appeal banned Button and his team from the next two races as a result. Following his return, he took the second pole position of his career in [[2005 Canadian Grand Prix|Montreal]], but crashed out after an error while running third.{{sfn|Henry|2009|pp=117–119, 174}} After the {{F1GP|2005|United States}}, Button scored in all of the remaining races with two third-place finishes in [[2005 German Grand Prix|Germany]] and [[2005 Belgian Grand Prix|Belgium]] to end the season in ninth place on 37 points.<ref name=MMagBio/>

For the second consecutive year, Button had contract disputes involving BAR and Williams. Button had signed a pre-contract to drive for Williams in {{F1|2006}}, but he now believed his prospects of achieving his maiden Grand Prix victory would be better at BAR, and that his Williams contract was not binding.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4725623.stm |title=I'm not tied to Williams&nbsp;– Button |date=28 July 2005 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060826214953/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4725623.stm |archive-date=26 August 2006 |url-status=live }}</ref> Frank Williams insisted the contract was fully binding, and that there would be "absolutely no turning back"; his team required Button to fulfill some contractual obligations with sponsors.{{efn|Button's contract with Williams stipulated he had to score less than 75 per cent of points accumulated by the leader of the Drivers' Championship before the {{F1GP|2005|Turkish}} to join the team for 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dodgins|first=Tony|title=Button Undone|url=https://www.autosport.com/motorsport/feature/218/button-undone|work=Autosport|date=3 August 2005|access-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514160841/https://www.autosport.com/motorsport/feature/218/button-undone|archive-date=14 May 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>}}<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4727277.stm|title=Williams defiant in Button tussle|date=29 July 2005|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060223101941/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/4727277.stm|archive-date=23 February 2006|url-status=live}}</ref> After several weeks of talks, Williams agreed to release Button in exchange for an estimated £18&nbsp;million in compensation.<ref name=DTSep05/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/button-gets-his-wish-as-williams-end-pursuit-kr3kz9tt0z6|title=Button gets his wish as Williams end pursuit|date=20 September 2005|work=[[The Times]]|first=Kevin|last=Eason|access-date=2 January 2011|url-access=subscription|archive-date=15 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115201057/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/button-gets-his-wish-as-williams-end-pursuit-kr3kz9tt0z6|url-status=live}}</ref>