2009 F1 champion Jenson Button says he still wants to fight for outright win at the Le Mans 24 Hours ahead of his return to the race this year in a modified NASCAR Cup car.
The 2009 Formula 1 world champion is returning to the double-points round of the World Endurance Championship this year in the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 based on the Next Gen NASCAR Cup car together with Jimmie Johnson andBut while he is excited about this year's opportunity, the Briton stressed that he has hopes of returning in the Hypercar class in 2024.
“I would like to do some more endurance racing: endurance racing for me is fun because you get to work with great drivers and great teams - it is such an emotional rollercoaster.” “I’ve done a few WEC races when I raced in LMP1 and I really enjoyed it: I thought it was great racing and it was also quite a fun car to drive.”“The racing is extraordinarily good; I love the racing in IMSA - I would be open to that.”Photo by: Nikolaz Godet
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