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Barrichello still going strong at 257

May 9, 2008

Button was 13 when Barrichello made his Formula One debut with now-defunct Jordan as a 20-year-old in South Africa in 1993.

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    "I'd seen Rubens race in Formula Three and been very impressed by him," former team boss Eddie Jordan recalled recently.

    "But it was only when I got a call from Ayrton Senna, who told me what a great kid he was, that I thought seriously about signing him."

    Image: Rubens Barrichello (right) of Jordan Peugeot holds up the Brazilian flag after winning 2nd place during the 1995 Formula One Grand Prix of Canada at the Gilles-Villeneuve Track 11 June.

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