2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button is certain that former McLaren team-mate Lewis Hamilton will be on the grid in 2024, despite his Mercedes contract expiring this season. Hamilton’s future has been one of the talking points of the season so far, due to the fact that the 38-year-old was expected to sign a
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button was left surprised after the first of three red flags at what was an action-packed Australian Grand Prix, with reigning World Champion Max Verstappen having claimed victory. It was certainly one of the best races at the Albert Park Circuit in recent years, with the Australian GP typically
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has criticised Red Bull driver and former team-mate Sergio Perez, after the Mexican endured a short lived but disastrous qualifying at the Albert Park Circuit, handing a huge advantage to Max Verstappen. Perez will not be wanting to remember qualifying at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix anytime soon,
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Jenson Button’s NASCAR debut saw him start 24th on the grid after a disappointing qualifying session before he fell backwards through the pack in the opening stages. Button, who won the 2009 F` World Championship, was racing against 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, who got the better of the Brit in qualifying. “The first
MoreAccording to reports, ex-F1 driver Jenson Button’s ex-wife Jessica Michibata has been arrested in Tokyo, Japan, after a parcel containing MDMA was delivered to her and a friend’s hotel room. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion and the Japanese model got married in December 2014 and tied the knot in a Hawaiian ceremony, after several
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Having won both championship titles in 2022 by quite some margin, Red Bull were expected to be the team to beat once again this season. No one could have predicted quite how strong the energy drink giants have started 2023 compared to their rivals however, having finished over 50 seconds ahead of Mercedes at the
MoreWhen the F1 regulations underwent a major revamp ahead of the 2022 season, the new ground effect cars became the heaviest in F1 history. The minimum weight for the cars this season is almost 800kg, significantly more than it ever has been before this era of F1. The cars are also much larger than before
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Towards the end of last season both Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told the media that the seven-time world champion would sign a contract extension over the winter break. No such contract was signed, despite constant reassurance from Wolff that Hamilton’s current deal, which expires at the end of this season, would
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Over the winter break, it seemed all but certain that Lewis Hamilton would extend his contract with Mercedes, with both the Brit and his Mercedes boss Toto Wolff claiming that it was simply a matter of time. Hamilton spent the majority of his off-season outside of Europe, making negotiations difficult, but with the 2023 season
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2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button has warned Mercedes star George Russell that he must show what he’s capable of this season, with the 25-year-old no longer having the luxury of it being his first season with Mercedes. Russell performed incredibly well last season, with the British driver having settled into Mercedes superbly. He
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