F1’s 2009 world champion Jenson Button has introduced that he’ll retire from skilled racing after the Eight Hours of Bahrain, calling time on a legendary profession
Jenson Button has confirmed he’s retiring from motorsport. The 2009 world champion will compete one ultimate time on the Eight Hours of Bahrain in early November earlier than hanging up his racing boots for good.
Button ended his F1 profession on the shut of the 2016 season earlier than returning for a one-off look with McLaren on the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix. Since then, the Somerset-born driver has raced in numerous classes, together with the NASCAR Cup Collection and the World Endurance Championship.
The 45 yr outdated, who continues to work as a pundit on Sky Sports activities F1’s protection, revealed in July that he can be stepping again from full-time racing and leaving his place with Jota Cadillac, however Button has now confirmed that his racing days will quickly be over.
“This will probably be my final race. I’ve all the time appreciated Bahrain, I feel it is a enjoyable observe, and I’ll get pleasure from it as a lot as I can as a result of this would be the finish of my skilled racing profession,” Button instructed BBC Radio Somerset.
“I’ve actually loved my time with Jota in WEC, however my life has bought approach too busy, and it isn’t honest on the group or on myself to enter 2026 and suppose that I’ll have sufficient time for it.
“My children are 4 and 6, and also you’re away for per week, and also you miss a lot, you aren’t getting this time again. I really feel like I’ve missed so much the final couple of years, which has been advantageous as a result of I knew that may occur, however I am not prepared to try this once more for one more season.”
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Following tough begins in Qatar and Imola in the beginning of the marketing campaign, Button’s squad bounced again with spectacular performances at Spa and Le Mans earlier than securing their sole podium end of the yr in Sao Paulo.
Button and teammates Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais are decided to push Cadillac throughout the road because the American Producers’ Championship battle with Porsche reaches its conclusion. The British driver’s group sit 22 factors behind their German opponents going into the ultimate spherical in Bahrain.
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“We’re nonetheless combating as a group for the Constructors’ Championship,” Button mentioned following his main announcement. “We’re nonetheless within the hunt for the win, which is clearly very tough, however P2 is attainable.
“There’s so much to look ahead to in Bahrain, and it being my final race… I’ve all the time appreciated Bahrain. I feel it is a enjoyable observe, and I’ll get pleasure from it as a lot as I can, as a result of this would be the finish of my skilled racing profession.”
