Formula One star Jenson Button splits from wife

The pair have parted on friendly terms Credit: PA

Formula One star Jenson Button has split from his wife after just one year of marriage.

The former world champion married model Jessica Michibata in Hawaii in December last year, but the pair have now parted on 'friendly terms'.

After meeting in 2008, the couple's relationship experienced ups and downs and they split for a short time in 2010 before getting back together.

Jessica and Jenson pictured in 2012 after the Belgium Grand Prix Credit: PA

Button and his wife hit the headlines in the summer when theywere burgled in their sleep while on holiday in the south of France.

The McLaren driver was staying with friends in a St Tropez villa when thieves broke into the property, making off with valuables worth around £300,000, including Jessica's engagement ring.