Button: 'I'm world champion, baby'

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Button, 29, came fifth in a pulsating Brazilian Grand Prix, which gave him enough points to inherit the title from last year's winner, Lewis Hamilton.

On a stunning day for Northamptonshire-based Brawn GP, they also claimed the constructors' title just over 10 months after they appeared to be on the scrapheap when Honda pulled out of the sport.

As Button crossed the line after 71 remarkable laps at Interlagos he broke into a rendition of Queen's We Are The Champions, before repeating the boast "We're champions, we're champions".

He told the BBC: "It's really amazing, especially after the last few races I've had. This one makes up for it. It was just such an awesome race and I'm world champion, baby.

"Twenty-one years ago I jumped in a car and I loved winning. I never expected to be world champion because you think racing drivers in Formula One are different to you but we've done it today."

Button's father, John, admitted the victory brought tears to his eyes.

He told the BBC: "I'm all washed out at the moment. I've got to accept where he is now, he goes down in history with all the other great names. I haven't got my head round that yet. We had a big squeeze and we were crying in there and he was crying on the radio in the car, which is not my son at all because he's a hard man obviously."

Button could be given the freedom of his home town in Somerset in honour of his world championship F1 win.

Mayor of Frome Damon Hooton said the council would decide how to celebrate Button's achievements and honorary freedom of the town could be an option. "It was the drive of his life, a fantastic drive and he really deserves it. It is a marvellous time for him and his family and so many people in Frome have supported him all the way."