Jenson Button engaged to model-girlfriend Jessica Michibata

Jenson Button has got engaged to his model girlfriend Jessica Michibata.

The 34-year-old British Formula One driver proposed to his girlfriend of five years and she was seen wearing a huge pear-shaped sparkler for the first time this week, the Mirror reported.

A spokesperson for the couple confirmed the news and said that they are "delighted" and his Formula One team McLaren tweeted congratulations to the pair.

Michibata was spotted sitting in the paddock during day three of Formula One Winter Testing at the Bahrain International Circuit.