Jenson and Jessica ... the end

Posted on 28/05/2010

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Jenson Button has split with his girlfriend Jessica Michibata according to the Sun. The newspaper said he decided to call time on their 18-month relationship shortly after the recent Monaco Grand Prix.

Japanese fashion model Michibata, 25, lives in Tokyo, and a friend of Monaco-domiciled Button is quoted as saying the "logistics" of the relationship "took their toll … just over a week ago Jenson reluctantly decided that his racing must be his main priority”.

A spokesman for Button confirmed: "Jenson is single again. He and Jessica have gone their separate ways."