5 top draws of F1 who are also intensely fit and competitive athletes

#2 Jenson Button

Button regularly competes in Ironman Triathlons

Jenson Button, who won the World Championship way back in 2009 for Brawn GP has been an exceptional athlete all his life. But to maintain a tall but lean frame that boasts of tremendous physicality that has allowed him to elongate his popular racing career hasn't been that easy.

Renowned for being a fitness freak and someone who naturally enjoys the rigorous challenges of swimming, cycling and running, it is hardly a surprise that 35-year-old Button is an accomplished triathlete.

Just a week before entering to compete at the United States Grand Prix at Wandering Creek in Austin, Texas, where Hamilton clinched his 3rd driver's title- while other drivers were amidst the usual routines of working with race engineers and other crew members toward their cars, Button was away in California upon his arrival in United States. Turns out, the handsome bloke was busy competing in an important beach triathlon event at Hermosa Beach in California.. an event he would go on to win.

Doing a 1/4 mile swim followed by cycling his way to a distance of 10 mile accompanied by the final leg of the competition that includes running, Button, upon finishing the 3 mile run easily trumped the triathlon contest which he rounded up in flat 48 minutes and 27 seconds. What's exciting and quite staggering at the same time is to note that upon the conclusion of the challenging event, Button seemed as if he had hardly broken a sweat.

Having competed in triathlon events on many earlier occasions, it helps that in his wife, Japanese model Jessica Michibata, who is herself a fitness enthusiast, Button has a companion that complements his agile 1.82 meter frame.

He’s lucked out with his teammate as well – with him and teammate Fernando Alonso both cycling enthusiasts, the pair frequently cycle together.