Jenson Button may not have had much running over the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, but he will be doing plenty of running - literally - this weekend as he takes part in the London Marathon. Button has been appearing on BBC Radio 1 ahead of the event to promote his efforts. The keen triathlete is raising money for the Jenson Button Trust, in partnership with Cancer Research UK, and can be sponsored here.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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