Editing Jenson Button (section)

===== 2008 =====
[[File:Jenson Button 2008 China.jpg|thumb|Button driving for Honda at the {{F1GP||2008 Chinese}}.]]
Button stayed with Honda for {{F1|2008}}, and continued to be partnered by Barrichello. He and a group of friends went to [[Lanzarote]] to establish a base to train for the upcoming season. Button was confident since the technical director [[Ross Brawn]] became Honda's team principal and noticed wind tunnel designs of the car.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=203–204}} Button began working with human performance coach Michael Collier that year.<ref name=BUTCurious/> The [[Honda RA108]] proved to be uncompetitive, and he scored three points that year because he finished sixth at the {{F1 GP|2008|Spanish}}.{{Sfn|Button|2017|pp=203–204}}

On the morning of 4 December 2008, the [[2008 financial crisis]] caused Honda to withdraw from F1, leaving Button's chances of a drive in {{F1|2009}} dependent on the team finding a buyer.<ref name="GuardianApr09">{{cite news|last=Hamilton|first=Maurice|title=Jenson Button: A driver reborn|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/12/jenson-button-brawn-formula-one-interview|work=The Guardian|date=11 April 2009|access-date=21 April 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306174517/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/apr/12/jenson-button-brawn-formula-one-interview|archive-date=6 March 2016}}</ref>{{sfn|Henry|2009|p=142}}{{Sfn|Button|2010|pp=3–7}} He was informed of the news by Goodard the day before and Button changed his plans to discuss the withdrawal with colleagues and not the performance of his 2009 car.{{Sfn|Button|2010|pp=3–7}} He declined an offer to drive for [[Red Bull Racing]]'s junior team [[Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]] because they would not give him a podium-winning car and they wanted sponsorship funding.{{Sfn|Button|2017|p=207}}