Button has admitted fighting for the Championship these past few months has been stressful, in particular as there were many who questioned whether he had the bottle to seize his moment of glory.
After winning six of the first seven races of the season, Button was in a class all of his own, only for those victories to dry up and the pressure begin to tell on the Brawn GP star.
The release came on Sunday with a thrilling fifth-place finish in a dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix, the four points enough to guarantee the 29-year-old a place amongst motor sport's greats.
In going through such angst, team principal Brawn, in particular, has witnessed Button grow as a driver and as a human being which can only bode well for his future.
"There is this persona people see," remarked Brawn.
"On Saturday (after qualifying 14th) he was destroyed. He knew that together with the team he had done a bad job, and it was a golden opportunity.
"But he went back and thought, how am I going to turn this around? How am I going to put myself in a position to win the world title?
"He came in Sunday really determined and I was impressed.
"Here's a guy who has never fought for a World Championship before, he had a big lead and everyone was chipping away at it.
"In the end he has dealt with it. He has come through and he is World Champion and I think in that circumstance he is going to be so much stronger."
Brawn admits he recognised Button had talent in 2004 when he was the best of the rest behind the Ferrari duo of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello at a time when he was the team's technical director, albeit it was a "superficial opinion".
However, it was not until working with him these past two years he witnessed first hand just how talented a driver he is.
"He gave us a hard time at Ferrari," added Brawn.
"We had a sensational season, but he was always there nipping at our ankles. He impressed us then. He made a big impression.
"But until you work with people it is difficult, although last year it was very difficult for me to work with Jenson because of the poor equipment we had.
"Lots of guys in the team who I respect, though, said 'Stick with it because he is exceptional'.
"I think going through this experience of the terrific first half and very tough second half of the season is going to be quite a development in Jenson's character."
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