2009 Components 1 champion Jenson Button has mirrored on his “emotional” reunion together with his title-winning Brawn GP automotive on the 83rd Goodwood Members’ Assembly.
Over the Members’ Assembly weekend, the Briton drove a Jaguar E-type and his Chevrolet Camaro Z28, in addition to the Brawn GP F1 automotive. Having beforehand pushed the BGP 001 at Silverstone, house of the British Grand Prix, in 2019, Button was driving the automotive once more for the primary time in seven years.
“I at all times do [have a smile on my face] at Goodwood anyway, however yeah, Goodwood and my Brawn championship-winning automotive – very emotional,” he defined after finishing a run on the Goodwood Motor Circuit.
“It was fairly superior going out. I’ve solely ever pushed historics round right here, so getting out in an F1 automotive was somewhat little bit of a shock initially, however it feels so pure. It does. It feels a lot extra pure than something I drive right here.
“However it’s insane how fast these items are. You overlook. I am arriving at corners pondering, ‘Oh, I am going to simply brake the place I did within the E-type.’ It was a lot additional, and typically you are not even braking.
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“I do not know what velocity we’re on the again straight, however it’s fast, so a beautiful alternative for me. You already know, that is… that is my life, you already know? Having Ross be that sort to let me drive his automotive once more is fairly superb. Superb 12 months, 2009. I drove the automotive in 2019, at Silverstone, however beautiful to drive it right here.
“I feel folks overlook how particular these vehicles had been when it comes to the dimensions, the load, the sound. Fairly spectacular. No higher place to drive it and exhibit than right here at Goodwood.”
Button retired from full-time racing on the finish of 2025 after finishing his last season within the World Endurance Championship.
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