Button's father, popular F1 figure, dies of suspected heart attack


LONDON (Reuters) - John Button, father of 2009 world champion Jenson and a popular presence in the Formula One paddock, has died of a suspected heart attack aged 70.

The McLaren driver's agent said in a statement that the body was found at home in the south of France by a friend on Sunday.

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