2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button is approaching the final race of his first full-time assault of the World Endurance Championship.
The Brit enjoyed an illustrious career in the pinnacle of motorsport as he won 15 races and grabbed 50 podiums across 17 seasons, winning the 2009 title with Brawn GP.
After making a one-off appearance for McLaren at Monaco in 2017 having retired from full-time racing in F1 the year prior, Button has gone on to sports cars, racing in the likes of Super GT – where he won the GT500 class in 2018 – DTM and the NASCAR Cup Series, where he made three appearances last season with Rick Ware Racing.
The 44-year-old is currently driving for the Porsche customer team JOTA full-time in the Hypercar class of the WEC, driving the No. 38 963 alongside Phil Hanson and Oliver Rasmussen.
However, for the 2025 season, JOTA will be moving over to Cadillac to take over the operation from Chip Ganassi Racing as they are set to run two V-Series R’s under the name Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA.
Jenson Button gives cryptic message about joining Cadillac as he casts doubt over his WEC future
As the team prepare for next season, speculation has risen as to who will drive for the team in 2025.
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Current Cadillac drivers Earl Bamber and Alex Lynn are expected to retain their seat, while Sebastien Bourdais is expected to move out to the WEC full-time, having raced with the team in Qatar. Will Stevens and Norman Nato are expected to move with JOTA from Porsche to Cadillac, with Button being the favourite to take the sixth and final seat for next season.
However, speaking with Autosport, the Brit was cryptic with his answers about his future in the WEC and has cast doubts as to whether he will stay in the series.
When asked if he wanted to stay in the WEC next year, he replied: “Ah, that’s a different conversation. I can’t say anything more.
“I’m very proud of this team for what they did this year in such a short space and in the top category but there is much more to achieve.”
When questioned further about his future, Button outlined his plans for the next few years: “I mean, I don’t know, It’s a tricky one. I have a family now, I wouldn’t want to race seriously for many more years.
“I will always race for fun. I love racing classic cars. They are very mechanical for me, I’m really enjoying that.
“So there is always going to be a racer in me who wants to carry on racing till I’m in my 50s. But that won’t be professionally.
“I’m sure you lose the edge, I don’t know. [But] it doesn’t feel like I have yet.”
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Jenson Button registered his best result of the 2024 WEC season at Fuji
After a rocky start to the 2024 season, Button and his fellow drivers in the No. 38 Porsche 963 are starting to grab results.
The trio have scored points in the last four races, with the latest race in Fuji being their best result of the year as they finished sixth.
Heading into the final race in Bahrain, Button is 17th in the drivers’ standings with 19 points. With him being considered the favourite to land the final JOTA seat at Cadillac, the Brit will be eager to end the year of a high, especially given he has confirmed he has talked with the American outfit.
Button will be 45 come the 2025 season and will be considering his long-term future. But in the short term, he seems to still have the motivation to race and will be one to look out for if his move to Cadillac is confirmed.