Having previously noticed the popularity of the caption competition thread in the forum I decided it was time to give the idea a slot of its own on the website.
And as today sees first public day at Autosport International I thought we should start things off with an earlier picture from the show.
Here’s Jenson Button at the opening of the 2004 event.
What use could the then-BAR driver find for a massive pair of novelty scissors?
Add your comedy caption in the comments and look out for the best in a future Comment of the Day in the daily round-up.
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Stephen Jones (@aus_steve)
14th January 2012, 9:32
“Who needs Brawn? I’ve got Scissors”
zero. (@zero)
14th January 2012, 17:16
haha, good one!
OllyF1uk (@ollyf1uk)
14th January 2012, 9:34
“Now where do i find those Red Bull electronics again. Muuwaaahaaaa!!”
Nixon (@nixon)
14th January 2012, 9:35
Don’t race with scissors. :)
Nixon (@nixon)
14th January 2012, 9:37
Wow, that sounded stupid.
Calum (@calum)
14th January 2012, 11:27
@Nixon I appreciated many of them, but this one actually made me laugh out loud! D:
Mallesh Magdum (@malleshmagdum)
14th January 2012, 9:42
REDBULL, Here I come!
MISHBEEP
14th January 2012, 9:47
” Jenson Button Finally Gets a Hair Cut “
Mcnutt
14th January 2012, 9:48
Jenson proves he can cut it in formula 1
Rob Wilson (@rob-wilson)
14th January 2012, 12:49
Thumbs up for that one.
BasCB (@bascb)
14th January 2012, 12:55
A bit of a cliche, but I like it @mcnutt
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
14th January 2012, 21:11
Not bad!
85q
14th January 2012, 9:48
‘now wheres that williams contract’
MISHBEEP
14th January 2012, 9:48
” A cut above the rest… Will Jenson Button ever trim the bum fluff? “
Cuthbert23 (@cuthbert23)
14th January 2012, 9:51
Jenson is the new member of Cutting Crew and has released a remix of Died in your arms.. It is called ‘I Drove with my arms tonight’
Sean Newman
14th January 2012, 9:51
Driving a BAR Honda or using these to trim my goatee, it’s all the same to me!
Maybe I’ll have more luck with a Braun?
Gridlock (@gridlock)
14th January 2012, 12:56
“I’d be better off with a Braûn” – Winner
charliewatts55 (@charliewatts55)
14th January 2012, 9:54
Jenson takes desperate measures to ensure that he gets the lead role in the upcoming head & shoulders advert.
dam00r (@dam00r)
14th January 2012, 9:54
“Where is Vettels nr.1 finger?”
“I have a pair of scissors in my cockpit, someone left scissors in my cockpit. What should I do? Throw it away or come in?”
“Let’s trim Alonsos eyebrows”
dam00r (@dam00r)
14th January 2012, 9:59
“Let’s start corner cutting”
dam00r (@dam00r)
14th January 2012, 10:06
“Are these the scissors that were made to tailor Eddie Jordans shirts?”
“BAR, could these scissors be an inspiration for improving our aerodynamics of our car?”
“This is our top secret steering wheel grip strength exercise”
“My driving style has become smoother from doing this exercise”
Mike
14th January 2012, 16:09
I second your “Let’s trim Alonso’s eyebrows”…rightly so, he has some crazy ones!
dam00r (@dam00r)
14th January 2012, 18:14
“Let’s cut to the chase with this interview/press conference”
F1abw (@f1abw)
14th January 2012, 9:56
Lewis, I hear Eddie designed you some clothes, just send them this way and I’ll sort them out…..
NinjaBadger (@ninjabadger)
14th January 2012, 10:06
Jenson’s past may shed light on the mystery behind Vettel’s punctures
Magnificent Geoffrey (@magnificent-geoffrey)
14th January 2012, 10:07
After having to cut the chicane to pass him, Jenson saw the irony in his Birthday present from Felipe.
airtone
14th January 2012, 10:08
Any way you slice it, I’ll stay at BAR!
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
14th January 2012, 10:23
Jenson Button has an unfortunate tell in this year’s paddock-wide rock-paper-scissors contest.
pluk (@peteleeuk)
14th January 2012, 10:37
Winner!
Jake (@jleigh)
14th January 2012, 12:00
oops, probably should have read all the posts rather than just the first page. Mine is along similar lines, but I feel yours is better anyway
LexBlair (@lexblair)
14th January 2012, 17:05
LOVE IT:D
Tom Haxley (@)
14th January 2012, 10:29
“OK, so, Jenson can cut faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?”
DavidS (@davids)
14th January 2012, 10:31
Jenson to his engineer: I’m struggling with massive scissors
SennaNmbr1 (@)
14th January 2012, 12:19
LOL! :D
shaun cloherty
14th January 2012, 10:38
Its not only TV that can make cuts to F1.
Adam1 (@adam1)
14th January 2012, 10:40
Jenson Button wishes Felipe Massa was shorter than him…
Mike (@mike)
14th January 2012, 10:47
“Meanwhile at Honda, things were going badly”
Dan Thorn (@dan-thorn)
14th January 2012, 10:50
Jenson got the wrong end of the stick when Ross Brawn said he wanted to buy Honda for a snip.
JerichoKane (@jerichokane)
14th January 2012, 10:59
“With scissors like this I can easly reach the hair on the back of my head. That’s why my hair is always so perfect!”
BadgerMonger
14th January 2012, 11:00
Good morning Sir, ready for ‘the snip’?
Broxter (@)
14th January 2012, 11:26
“Jenson Button – racing with the cutting-edge of technology.”
Calum (@calum)
14th January 2012, 11:27
BARber!
Chalky (@chalky)
14th January 2012, 12:09
@calum Great! :D
Ben Spearpoint
14th January 2012, 11:29
Button predicts Honda cuts.
Rob Wilson (@rob-wilson)
14th January 2012, 12:50
Haha quality
Chris (@eddie4102000)
14th January 2012, 11:29
The break lines on these modern cars were getting harder and harder to cut…
Tiffoc (@tiffoc)
14th January 2012, 11:32
If Lewis gets that close to me in Canada again this year he’s going to be talking with a very high voice…
thatscienceguy
14th January 2012, 11:33
What really happened to Lewis Hamilton’s GP2-era afro.
f1alex (@f1alex)
14th January 2012, 11:37
David Richards decides it’s finally time to do something about Jenson’s beard…
electrolite (@electrolite)
14th January 2012, 11:38
Jenson made it perfectly clear he was going to be more aggressive this year.
Bhudi (@bhudi)
14th January 2012, 11:40
Just cutting you off!
Master firelee (@master-firelee)
14th January 2012, 11:43
“This is how to cut someone up Massa”
Alex (@)
14th January 2012, 11:44
Jenson takes a simple approach to contract negotiations.
John H (@john-h)
14th January 2012, 14:40
I like this. A* to you!
matthewf1 (@)
14th January 2012, 11:54
Jenson was forced into desperate measures in an attempt to trim his lap times.
James Brickles (@brickles)
14th January 2012, 12:44
Beat me to it ;)
Jake (@jleigh)
14th January 2012, 11:58
Jenson loses out in Mclaren’s new strategy system as Lewis Hamilton arrives holding what appears to have come from the side of a mountain!
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
14th January 2012, 12:02
“Martin said that if I want to drive for McLaren, I have to make the best hedge sculpture of Lewis to go on display at Woking.”
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
14th January 2012, 12:12
A rare behind-the-scenes photo from filming of Freddy vs. Jenson, taken shortly before someone noticed the typo.
Mike the bike Schumacher (@mike-the-bike-schumacher)
14th January 2012, 12:17
Jensen cuts all links with head and shoulders!
Harry (@harryam)
14th January 2012, 12:18
“Jenson had to admit, the handling on the new car was indeed sharper.”
Nick.UK (@)
14th January 2012, 12:19
“This season Sebastien, your balls will belong to me, not Helmut Marko!”
porridge90210 (@porridge90210)
14th January 2012, 12:25
‘why am i holding such a large scissor’s?’
SennaNmbr1 (@)
14th January 2012, 12:27
The audition for a part in “The Borrowers” went well.
JC
14th January 2012, 12:28
Lewis: He’s brought a pair of scissors to a knife fight.
schooner (@schooner)
14th January 2012, 12:33
“Hey Sebastian …. over here. Let’s have a look at that beard”
James Brickles (@brickles)
14th January 2012, 12:47
Apparently Jenson Button isn’t a fan of long grassy run off area’s…
Rob Wilson (@rob-wilson)
14th January 2012, 12:58
“Jenson Button, holding undeniably large scissors so you dont have to” #NewHead&ShouldersAd
PJ (@)
14th January 2012, 13:08
Jenson has always been a fan of the undercut…
Journeyer (@journeyer)
14th January 2012, 13:15
Jenson seemed eager to cut to the chase, but he wasn’t going to win just yet.
Michael Hogan
14th January 2012, 13:33
Time to neuter the opposition… but where to start…
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
14th January 2012, 13:43
“I’m drunk and I’m with scissors… watch out!”
Atticus (@atticus-2)
14th January 2012, 13:47
Perhaps it was already mentioned somewhere on page 2 or 3, but “Jenson has the cutting edge” :D
sam3110 (@sam3110)
14th January 2012, 14:01
“Sabotage? Me? They’re Secateurs, honest!”
Steve B (@steve-b)
14th January 2012, 14:05
Jenson shows off his new cutting edge aero device.
Steven K
14th January 2012, 14:21
Now where is Sebastian? I talked to him about that damned finger so many times…
JensonsBeard
14th January 2012, 14:24
Hey guys! Come check out what I’ve done with the car!
John H (@john-h)
14th January 2012, 14:37
Cup of tea would be amazing
dumb_man (@dumb_man)
14th January 2012, 14:49
Ok – I got the scissors – now how do I castrate the Red Bull ?
MahavirShah (@mahavirshah)
14th January 2012, 15:08
“We at BAR need to use many special tools to get the car performing the way it such as this special gyrostrobic mass cutter, which has been cleverly disguised as a massive pair of scissors to fool the other teams. “
arowan (@arowan)
14th January 2012, 15:18
“I asked for left handed?!”
Rob Wilson (@rob-wilson)
14th January 2012, 15:35
“Jenson Button shows off his new weight saving device”
inc0mmunicado (@inc0mmunicado)
14th January 2012, 15:56
You’d never know it from TV, but Formula 1 people are actually really tiny in real life.
James (@jimbobian)
14th January 2012, 21:26
Love this
Master firelee (@master-firelee)
14th January 2012, 22:45
I Chuckled :D
Ben
14th January 2012, 15:57
Let’s get this circumcision party started. :)
Joey-Poey (@joey-poey)
14th January 2012, 16:30
“Time to clip those Red Bull wings…” *snip snip*
yowie
14th January 2012, 16:34
At last Jenson realized that he misunderstood his team manager when talking about big cuts for next season.
Ben Grimes
14th January 2012, 16:35
“Jenson managed to cut 2 seconds of his lap time”
John H (@john-h)
14th January 2012, 16:42
“Winning!”
d3v0 (@d3v0)
14th January 2012, 16:49
“Sorry Williams, I have disposed of that contract.”
DONN (@donn)
14th January 2012, 17:20
THEY HELP TO STAY A CUT ABOVE THE REST
magon4 (@magon4)
14th January 2012, 17:21
“Don’t worry, I still have it.”
schooner (@schooner)
14th January 2012, 17:26
“Thanks, but I don’t think these will do. You had better fetch me the big scissors.”
Michael Brown (@)
14th January 2012, 17:33
Jenson Button shaves off 1kg
irstallion (@irstallion)
14th January 2012, 17:37
“Now if someone mentions China…”
“Martin, is this not what you meant when you asked me to undercut Webber?”
F1andy83
14th January 2012, 17:57
As sharp as my racing
verstappen (@verstappen)
14th January 2012, 18:01
Big? You should see my pencil!
hey (@hey)
14th January 2012, 18:31
Jenson Button – World’s Smallest Driver.
Alan Kirkland
14th January 2012, 18:37
Lets clip some Red Bull wings!
realracer (@realracer)
14th January 2012, 18:38
“Now Ross, if I you don’t mess with Rubens strategy, to help me become champion, then say goodbye to your little friend.”
Fixy (@)
14th January 2012, 19:12
After he crashed, Brawn was heard saying: “Jenson isn’t a safe pair of hands”, and Jenson replied: “I’ll show him what a pair of unsafe hands is”.
JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
14th January 2012, 19:22
“Jenson finds the way to cut the performance gap in qualifying”
LuvinF1 (@luvinf1)
14th January 2012, 19:23
… and I’m the cat that also ate the canary.
Daniel Thomas (@iamdanthomas)
14th January 2012, 19:25
“F1 driver shrinks from six foot to six inches”
daykind (@)
14th January 2012, 19:32
Jenson took the idea of the “undercut” far too literally.
tvm
14th January 2012, 19:38
“Red Bull taking the tittle in 2012?… nah, they are bullocks”
coefficient (@coefficient)
14th January 2012, 20:21
Sorry Louise (Griffiths), its the chop for you.
cjpdk (@cjpdk)
14th January 2012, 20:21
“I’m only doing a ribbon-cutting for Head and Shoulders, nothing bad could happen!”
coefficient (@coefficient)
14th January 2012, 20:23
Rumours of Jenson’s 6ft 1in frame turned out to be false.
BROOKSY007 (@brooksy007)
14th January 2012, 20:27
“Where’s Britney?!!”
“Dad, where’s your pink shirt collection?”
Platanna (@xaviex)
14th January 2012, 20:46
“A cut above the rest BAR Brawn.”
Mike the bike Schumacher (@mike-the-bike-schumacher)
14th January 2012, 20:49
Jensen’s plan to inspire the 2012 Red Bullocks
Platanna (@xaviex)
14th January 2012, 20:49
“The BAR was set too high so Jenson decided to do something about it.”
Platanna (@xaviex)
14th January 2012, 20:52
“Cutting off all ties to William.”
Platanna (@xaviex)
14th January 2012, 20:54
Thats the last time any sharp metal object goes near his face.
BluNt (@blunt)
14th January 2012, 20:58
Takuma Sato’s nosehairs = sorted!
Jay
14th January 2012, 21:11
Jenson prepares his team for this year’s aerodynamic regulations.
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
14th January 2012, 21:15
Jenson Button, ensuring he’s in race trim!
Sorry, that’s terrible.
Lotus49 (@lotus49)
14th January 2012, 21:17
I didn’t understand what Nick Fry meant when he said that he was in a hedge fund. Now I know and by God there are a lot of hedges at Brackley!
Elliot Horwood
14th January 2012, 21:19
“So Jenson Whats On Your Mind?” “Scissors?”
JerseyF1 (@jerseyf1)
14th January 2012, 21:34
Someone said Honda was giving us all the axe, must have been lost in translation.
Adam (@adjames)
14th January 2012, 22:22
Jenson proves he has the Brawn to make the cut.
Matt Birkett (@matty1)
14th January 2012, 22:29
Jenson on the cutting edge
Lin1876 (@lin1876)
14th January 2012, 22:37
Someone might have beaten me to it, but:
“In 2003, Jenson cut Villeneuve down to size”.
Daniel Hamzagic de Carvalho
14th January 2012, 22:51
Jenson in 2012 will “cut the cheap” at the Vettel as “Jenson Scissorhands” driving a lot and cutting off all opponents.
Master firelee (@master-firelee)
14th January 2012, 22:54
“And finnaly the Jenson Button action figure goes on sale and as a bonus we decided to throw in a brand new pair of scissors so that you can cut his life-like beard down to size”
ob1kenobi.23 (@ob1kenobi23)
14th January 2012, 23:17
Drop me from Renault & call me a concrete post, eh Flavio.
Wheres that thong.
Eastman (@eastman)
14th January 2012, 23:19
Get me back behind the wheel! You don’t know what I’m capable of man!
TheWittyWeasel (@thewittyweasel)
14th January 2012, 23:21
only i can look this sexy with a pair of scissors
OllyF1uk (@ollyf1uk)
14th January 2012, 23:40
I know the beard isn’t that popular but this present is ridiculous.
Stewart (@stewart)
14th January 2012, 23:48
Jenson’s shear pace has never been in question, even at BAR.
Kanil
14th January 2012, 23:57
“I’m coming for your happy bubble, Lewis…”
electrolite (@electrolite)
15th January 2012, 0:00
Someone’s taking the Resource Restriction Agreement a bit too seriously.
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
15th January 2012, 0:09
I’ve picked a winner – but if you’ve got more suggestions, keep ’em coming!
melthom
15th January 2012, 1:38
Ok, Lewis, don’t annoy me to much or else I’ll turn you into a soprano.
stuart becktell (@)
15th January 2012, 1:39
These are the scissors he used to tear up his contract with Williams for 2005
Elliot Horwood
15th January 2012, 2:35
If i see another one of Eddie Jordans ridiculous shirts…
Jack Flash (Aust)
15th January 2012, 4:55
In reference to Jenson’s pink-shirted entourage….
“Jenson finds the only tool big enough to cut his ‘paternal’ umbilical cord”
Snigger :) …. JF
wasiF1 (@wasif1)
15th January 2012, 12:06
I will keep this with me to use it against Hamilton,so that he don’t hit me.
Tim Firkins
15th January 2012, 12:17
Another bad season then Sheep watch out as i am taking up Farming. “How Hard Can It Be”
Chaz (@chaz)
15th January 2012, 12:40
snip snip…
Erik
15th January 2012, 12:53
People, please cut it out.
mike-e (@mike-e)
15th January 2012, 13:58
“Before my brawn, these were what i used to cut up all my contracts with Williams and BAR, and cut my career into tatters.”
Sheriff
15th January 2012, 15:21
“sorry Lewis, I was told to simplify and add lightness”
JC
15th January 2012, 15:51
First the giant scissors, then come banana peels and green shells
neelv27
15th January 2012, 17:38
Jenson to Sebastian, “Aaahh! Red Bull gives you wings? Not anymore!!”
madrarua (@madrarua)
15th January 2012, 18:16
so Mr Fukui, are you sure you want to pull out of F1??
SHM
15th January 2012, 18:30
Formula 1 is the hub of “CUTTING EDGE” technology,Here’s jense showing us the next innovative thing to come out of Woking…….
F1 Observer (@f1-observer)
15th January 2012, 19:45
“I’ve tried getting to grips with this new steering wheel but it’s not working guys…”
John
15th January 2012, 20:34
Jenson Button really hated the hair shampoo advertisement of his!
Ryan49056 (@ryan49056)
15th January 2012, 20:49
Hello, ladies, look at your man, now back to me, now back at your man, now back to me. Sadly, he isn’t me, but if he had of continued his childhood dreams of go-karting and not that tiddleywink career, he could be challenge me. Look down, back up, where are you? You’re by the pool at Monaco watching the man your man could be like. What’s in your hand, back at me. I have it, it’s an oyster with two tickets to that thing you love. Look again, the tickets are now a top drive for your man. Anything is possible when your man races cars and not play tiddleywinks. Ihave a large pair of scissors.
Leon
15th January 2012, 21:56
….so this is what they meant by ‘we’ll undercut Vettel ‘….
……oh right…yeah..
….. I get it now…..!
Carl Craven
16th January 2012, 0:21
Where’s that contract?
MW (@)
16th January 2012, 9:09
Jenson decided to take matters in his own hands when the engineers said the BAR needed a short back and sides!
Dane
16th January 2012, 12:44
In an effort to reduce weight in the car, Honda has Jenson shrunk to roughly twice the size of a standard scissor.
OmarR-Pepper (@)
16th January 2012, 14:36
Oh darn, I’m tired, and not only do I have to drive a BAR, but also hold these stupid scissors for the photo… I wonder if this was part of my contract…
antonyob (@)
16th January 2012, 18:13
And you thought Lewis was the biggest cut in the team
formooola1
16th January 2012, 22:17
Oi Vetell…raise that finger one more time!!!!
PT (@pt)
17th January 2012, 5:30
Time to cut my head and paste it in the Red Bull cockpit for 2012, with the helmet of course.
Flieger
17th January 2012, 13:23
Hi Mom!
ken wilkinson
18th January 2012, 19:34
Jenson to start new Circumcision Clinic for F1 drivers.
OnTheOtherHand (@robcacox)
21st January 2012, 22:02
Now where did that Fenando go….
karl
21st January 2012, 22:05
is this what lewis use’s to look the way he does……hmmmm
JK (@justingt5)
23rd January 2012, 12:39
“Stand still, this wont hurt” !
Paulocreed (@paulocreed)
23rd January 2012, 15:14
New front wing design…… Pending FIA approval………. My assumption it was banned? :P
Daniel
29th January 2012, 14:56
The evidence on Button’s left ring finger was incontrovertible. Jenson was ordered to pay alimony, and the consequences of his Vegas nightmare had only just begun to unfold.
sweetie (@sweetie)
6th February 2012, 14:38
Im never doing a head and shoulders advert again after the haircut im gona give myself!!
Philip Pegler
11th February 2012, 11:00
JB: “Hey, Fernando, come here, Jessica will give you a quick short back and sides”
partmental (@partmental)
11th March 2012, 8:34
Red “Bullocks”
ericyct (@ericyct)
1st April 2012, 8:22
seb,I hate to see that 1st finger, show again and I show you how to get rid of it.