Button pulled out of Goodwood

HISTORICS

Jenson Button will not race in this year’s Goodwood Revival as planned, since no vehicle will be available for him from classic-car dealer JD Classics.

It follows the cancelling of Button’s much-anticipated historic debut at the Le Mans Classic in June owing to filming commitments at the British Grand Prix. He was racing a six-wheel Williams against Guy Martin for a Channel 4 documentary, when he had been due to race a Jaguar XJR-9 at Le Mans.

Button was also scheduled to appear at Goodwood as part of a two-race programme with JD Classics, but then was not included on the entry list.

JD’S regular lead driver Chris Ward has also been withdrawn.

JD Classics told Autosport: “The company has decided to change its strategy for the Revival, prioritising support for its customer’s cars, rather than running its own cars. Unfortunately, this means that there is no longer a car available for Jenson Button to drive.”