Jenson Button has confirmed that he will be racing full-time once again in 2018, taking part in the Super GT series. The 2009 Formula 1 world champion raced in the Suzuka 1000km last August, admitting that a full season in 2018 was a possibility.
Button left F1 at the end of 2016, taking a sabbatical this year. However, after Fernando Alonso skipped the Monaco Grand Prix to contest in the Indy 500, he returned to McLaren on a one-off. After the event, the Briton emphasized that he was not interested in a full-time return to motorsport’s pinnacle.
However, he confirmed during the Honda Thanks Day on Sunday at Motegi that Super GT was his destination for next year: “I’ll be racing for Honda and have a contract to race with Honda in Super GT in 2018,” Button revealed.