{"id":21234,"date":"2023-02-01T07:30:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=21234"},"modified":"2023-02-01T07:30:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T07:30:21","slug":"jenson-button-announces-return-to-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/jenson-button-announces-return-to-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenson Button announces return to racing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sometimes bringing together a bunch of random champions in an attempt to achieve success is not the wisest idea in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Garage 56 sqaud however, this is a gamble that they hope will pay off, as 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button and seven-time NASCAR cup series champion Jimmie Johnson will be joining the team for this year\u2019s Le Mans 24-hour race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair will be linking up with 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller with Garage 56, meaning the team boast a trio of champions from all different avenues of racing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a NASCAR driver taking part in Le Mans may seem like a slightly odd combination but in a statement released by the team, Johnson expressed his delight at being able to take part in such an iconic race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kimi-Raikkonen-and-Jenson-Button-on-the-podium-in-2012.v1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kimi-Raikkonen-and-Jenson-Button-on-the-podium-in-2012.v1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kimi-Raikkonen-and-Jenson-Button-on-the-podium-in-2012.v1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kimi-Raikkonen-and-Jenson-Button-on-the-podium-in-2012.v1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kimi-Raikkonen-and-Jenson-Button-on-the-podium-in-2012.v1-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kimi-Raikkonen-and-Jenson-Button-on-the-podium-in-2012.v1-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Kimi-Raikkonen-and-Jenson-Button-on-the-podium-in-2012.v1.jpg 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/lewis-hamilton-reveals-discussion-with-toto-wolff-about-racial-abuse\/\">Lewis Hamilton reveals discussion with Toto Wolff about racial abuse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super thrilled \u2013 it\u2019s been at the top of my bucket list to compete in the 24 Hours of Le Mans someday,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo have this opportunity come \u2013 and to partner with everybody and this driver lineup \u2013 is a truly incredible opportunity and one that I am thankful to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After retiring from Formula 1 in 2017, Jenson button has tried his hand in the Super GT GT500 championship, impressively winning the championship itself in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having been on the sidelines for a while now, Button has said it is a dream come true to race at Le Mans with his close friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a lifelong racing fan, I have always dreamed of racing certain cars, with and against certain drivers and competing in certain events,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toto Wolff admits Michael Masi ruined <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Formula1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Formula1<\/a> for him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/riH3G0eJhn\">https:\/\/t.co\/riH3G0eJhn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Formula1News.co.uk (@Formula1newsUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Formula1newsUK\/status\/1619616867114708993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/i-will-run-it-as-i-want-frederic-vasseur-breaks-silence-on-ferrari-concern\/\">\u2018I will run it as I want\u2019: Frederic Vasseur breaks silence on Ferrari concern<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn June, a number of those dreams will come true in one event when I get to bring NASCAR to the world stage alongside my pals Jimmie and \u2018Rocky\u2019 for the 100<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;anniversary of the most prestigious race in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to sharing this journey with NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet and Goodyear, and current and future NASCAR fans from around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team will drive a Next Gen Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the event which has been customised and adapted for the event, with a new chassis and suspension being part of the car\u2019s Le Mans overhaul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes bringing together a bunch of random champions in an attempt to achieve success is not the wisest idea in the world. 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Have a NASCAR driver taking part<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":7212,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,26],"tags":[81,635,716],"class_list":["post-21234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-latest-news","tag-jenson-button","tag-le-mans-24-hours","tag-nascar"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jenson Button announces return to racing<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Jenson Button has raced in several other championships since retiring from Formula 1.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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