'Still At My Best': Button Makes Surprising Return To Competitive Racing Aged 43

Former F1 World Champion Jenson Button will return back to competitive season racing in 2024.

The British driver won his first and only F1 World Championship in 2009 with Brawn GP, and since leaving Formula One in 2016, he did not complete many more races.

In 2018, Button won the Super GT series with Naoki Yamamoto, and he took part in 24 Hours of Le Mans in the same year with SMP Racing, before driving with the team also in the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, during which he participated only in four races.

But now, the 43-year-old driver is set to complete another full season, as he will be racing a Jota Porsche 963 in the World Endurance Championship. Speaking to BBC, he confirmed his excitement.

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For the British driver, who often comments on Formula One, driving hypercars won't be a new experience, but doing it competitively over one full season will be a new experience for him.

There's a lot to learn for Button, and he's ready for it. He will be joined by teammates Phil Hanson and Oliver Rasmussen, who will certainly help him to get used to the car very quickly.

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