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BUTTON FINALLY REALISES HIS RALLYCROSS DREAM

Interviewed by Mark Webber and David Coulthard live on air following retirement from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2016, his last as full-time Formula 1 driver, Jenson Button was asked by Webber: “So now what? Obviously you’ll have some lemonades tonight, then on Monday…?”

Button’s response was immediate: “We’ll talk about our rallycross team we’re going to have in the future.”

Reminded by Coulthard that they were live on Channel 4, Button retorted: “OK, well hopefully we’ll get rallycross on that channel as well because it’s a proper category. Seriously, there’s

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