It was to be expected. Shortly after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Jenson Button announced that he wanted to step back from the World Endurance Championship. Currently committed with Cadillac, a team with which he just secured a second place at Interlagos, he will ultimately not continue the adventure.<\/p>\n
Initially, he wanted a part-time program to focus on other aspects. But in the end, the 2009 Formula 1 world champion decided to draw a line under this championship. My life has become too busy with so many different things going on\u2014I have a very tight schedule. It’s time for me to start thinking a little more about the future, and I want to spend more time with my family. It’s also not fair to the team: I probably don’t have enough time to devote to it, especially next year, he explained.<\/p>\n
However, the Briton will not stop driving. He also indicated that he will bounce back in another series but not in a full program. A choice that will allow him to juggle between all his roles and responsibilities.<\/p>\n
Sam Hignett, the head of the Jota team that runs the Cadillacs in WEC, confirmed that the name of Jenson Button’s replacement will only be revealed at the 8 Hours of Bahrain, the final round of the championship, next November. This is expected to be the only change among the six drivers fielded by the American brand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The driver currently racing with Cadillac in the World Endurance Championship has announced that he will not be on the grid in 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":46266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1751,4],"tags":[698],"class_list":["post-32251","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-wec","category-wec","tag-button"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n