JENSON BUTTON will make a shock return to elite level racing in 2024.
The 2009 Formula One champion will compete in next season’s World Endurance Championship.
Button has signed a deal to drive in the eight-round season, which includes the iconic 24 Hours of Le Mans.
He will be behind the wheel of a Porsche 963 for Hertz Team Jota.
Button will share driving duties with fellow Brit Phil Hanson and Denmark’s Oliver Rasmussen.
The new season begins with a race in Qatar on March 2.
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On returning to the track, Button said: “I’m thrilled to be racing with Hertz Team Jota in the 2024 World Endurance Championship.
“I’m already looking forward to the first race in Qatar but also know there’s a lot of work to be done so that we arrive prepared.”
Button will be 44-years-old at the time the campaign starts.
And 14 years would have passed since he won the F1 world championships with Brawn-Mercedes.
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Button retired back from the sport in 2017, having also driven for Benetton, Renault, Honda and McLaren.
Since quitting F1, he has worked as a pundit for Sky Sports and as an adviser for Williams.
Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
