Four hours, four minutes, 37 seconds. The Canadian Grand Prix of 2011 is famed for two things: one, being Formula 1's longest-ever race (a record that will likely never be beaten), and two, Jenson Button's unlikely victory after falling to the back of the field.
It's considered as one of Button's best races, one in which he battled against the elements (and more than a few tangles) to work his way from the back of the field to the front. Button was always renowned for his performances in changeable conditions, a skill developed in his karting days when he was usually forced to race in similar conditions with slick tyres. Equipped with a high-downforce set-up as McLaren anticipated a washout Sunday, it was a race very much in Button's wheelhouse.
