It’s been a busy week for former Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button, as three days after announcing his new role at Williams F1 as a senior advisor, he will now be joining Extreme E as both a founder and owner of the JBXE team, as well as one of its drivers.
This move to Extreme E is arguably Button’s biggest since his departure from F1 back in 2017. Over the past three years, he has dabbled in many other forms of motorsports, including the FIA World Endurance Championship, the Le Mans 24 Hours, the British GT and the Super GT series.
25 January, 2021
Jenson Button is a man in demand these days, hot on the heals of his role as Williams advisor, the 2009 Formula 1 World Champion will join a posse of racing superstars as he signs his name to the nascent Extreme E series.
Seven-time F1 World Champion Sir Lewis Hamilton and his former Mercedes teammate and nemesis Nico Rosberg also in the illustrious field.
Extreme E welcomes its third Formula One World Champion to the series in the shape of Jenson Button, who will not only own a team – JBXE – but will also be one of the team’s two drivers.