Aston Martin has signed 2009 System 1 world champion Jenson Button as its staff ambassador on a multi-year deal.
Button beforehand was an envoy with further advisor and heritage driver roles for Williams from 2021 to 2025, having made his F1 debut with the staff in 2000.
The Briton by no means raced for the Silverstone-based outfit previously generally known as Jordan and Drive India, however becoming a member of Aston Martin is sensible because it has successfully grow to be a Honda works staff.
Button raced Honda-powered equipment throughout most of his F1 profession, particularly on the eponymous staff – beforehand generally known as BAR – in addition to McLaren.
He took 142 grand prix begins with Honda – excess of anybody else, together with Ayrton Senna’s 96 races – and gave the model victory within the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix as a full-fledged constructor. Button went on to win the 2018 Tremendous GT title, once more for Honda.
Jenson Button
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The 46-year-old’s new position will entail supporting Aston Martin’s “media, companion and business” F1 actions, with the staff hailing his ‘credibility, international recognition, storytelling, perspective and fervour’ in somewhat exhaustive trend.
“Becoming a member of Aston Martin throughout such a transformative time within the staff and the game’s historical past is admittedly thrilling for me,” Button stated. “Honda’s new works partnership with the staff was an enormous draw and I stay up for bringing my years of expertise working with them to my new position as ambassador. The 2026 season goes to be fascinating and being a part of such an formidable staff is an actual alternative. I can’t look forward to Melbourne!”
Button retired from skilled racing following the 2025 World Endurance Championship, which he contested with the Cadillac Group Jota outfit, as he wished to concentrate on historic outings.
“If you wish to race in endurance you’ve got to be in it the entire time,” he defined final September. “You must have realized what is going on with the automotive, the methods. Each time I get within the automotive there’s something completely different and new studying once more.
“Whenever you bounce in when you’re 44 years of age, it undoubtedly takes you longer than when you’re in your 20s.”
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