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F1 champion shares emotional retirement message
Jenson Button, the 2009 F1 world champion, has announced his retirement from motorsport after this weekend’s 8 Hours of Bahrain race in the WEC to prioritize spending time with his family. Despite retiring from F1 in 2016, Button made sporadic appearances, winning the Super GT-GT500 series in 2018 among other competitions. Button reminisced his karting days by unveiling a special helmet design on Instagram before his final race. In his illustrious F1 career, Button claimed 15 victories, 50 podiums, and the 2009 championship with Brawn GP, a fairytale success story in the sport’s history. While his tenure at McLaren didn’t replicate the championship success, Button’s overall contribution to F1 remains significant, now transitioning to a punditry role with Sky Sports F1 post-retirement.
