Jenson Button ties the knot with lingerie model Jessica Michibata in Hawaii

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Formula One star Jenson Button finally tied the knot with lingerie model Jessica Michibata as the pair married at a lavish ceremony in Hawaii. 

The 34-year-old began dating the Argentine-Japanese model back in December 2008. 

While Michibata has always been happy for Button to put his career first, she made no secret of the fact that she had her eye on marriage.  

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Formula One star Jenson Button finally tied the knot with lingerie model Jessica Michibata this week

Button has been with the lingerie model for six years after they met through mutual friends 

Button speeds off with his new wife after the pair wed at a lavish ceremony in Hawaii 

Jessica Michibata gave a strong hint that she may have married Jenson Button when she posted this picture on her Instagram, which appears to show her wearing a wedding dress, on Christmas Eve

Button and Michibata laugh as the pair get ready to have their wedding photos taken 

The married couple were surrounded by friends and family on their big day

Michibata and Button got engaged in February and tied the knot in Hawaii

As far back as 2009 she said: ‘He told me he wants to get married – he said he is the marrying type. If Jenson wins the title we will celebrate by him getting down on one knee. He told me I am the one for him. I hope he means it.’

While Button, worth a reported £63million, did win that season, an engagement was not forthcoming. 

However Michibata had her patience rewarded on Valentine’s Day this year, with a ring reported to be worth £250,000. And the couple walked down the aisle on Monday after a ten-month engagement.

Button had flings with a string of women including Prince Harry’s ex – 29-year-old model Florence Brudenell-Bruce – before meeting Miss Michibata in Tokyo through mutual friends.

But arm-in-arm and exchanging loving glances, the pair looked radiantly happy as they posed for photos and drove off into the sunset after the ceremony this week. The model has previously said: ‘Of course, I read about him being a playboy, but I don’t see that side of him. We spend nights watching films and making sushi rather than going out to nightclubs.’

The pair have been soaking up the sunshine on the beautiful island of Maui

Congratulations: Many fans took to Twitter to congratulate the couple on their wedding