This will be my last professional race – Button

Jenson Button says his final professional appearance will be in the 8 Hours of Bahrain race on Saturday.

The 45-year-old has spent the last two years with Team Jota competing in the World Endurance Championship (WEC).

Brawn and Button shared the 2009 Formula 1 world title, and in 2016 he retired from the sport after completing 306 races and winning 15 Grand Prix.

Since then, he has competed in various sports, including rallycross, supercars, Le Mans, and supercars.

The British driver claimed that, especially with a young family, choosing to stay in WEC was not difficult because he had not had time to commit to another season.

Although Jota and I have a lot of fun together, Button said, “I think I’ll have enough time for it because my life has become way too busy.”

You’re away for a week, your kids are four and six, and you miss so much, you don’t get this time back, he said.

“I feel like I’ve missed a lot the past couple of years, which is fine because I knew that would happen,” said one participant.

When he can “pick and choose,” Button still wants to compete for fun in his own classic cars despite quitting his professional racing career.

He said, “I have classic cars that I enjoy racing, and for me that’s exciting because it’s my car, which I own, and I enjoy the mechanical aspect.”