2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button embarked on a new adventure last weekend when he made his NASCAR Cup Series debut. Button has been in and out of racing categories since leaving F1 at the end of the 2016 season. With his NASCAR debut spent with Rick Weah Racing, Button returned to the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas to race on familiar tracks throughout his F1 career.
William Byron took pole and Button posted a good time, 24th out of 39. Button got into the fight right away, making up two positions in the opening sector, but by the end of the first lap he was down to 26th. , Although he was involved in an incident just before the end of the race, he avoided damage and finally received the checkered flag in 18th place. But it was the temperature inside the car that had a big impact on Button’s race, and he admitted that he nearly retired from the race with a heat stroke. “He was on the verge of stopping with heat stroke, but he finished 18th,” Button said. “It was so hot. The lack of a fan in the seat didn’t help much either. It was so hot that I thought I would pass out in the car,” he said. “So I stopped twice in a minute. I was about to get out of the car because I was fainting.” “So I stopped twice in one minute. They put ice on me and gave me a lot of water. “So I went outside. I was about to get out of the car because I thought I was going to pass out,” he said. “I think I drank eight or nine bottles of water during the race. Thanks to that, we were able to get a good result in the end. said he was not feeling well. Raikkonen finished the race in 29th place. “I got a big shock from you too and then I fell,” he said. “The car wasn’t quite right. The rear tire chattered every time I turned in and it quickly oversteered,” he said. On the last three restarts, I was able to put myself in a good position and overtake well from the outside.” Button will return to the NASCAR Cup Series at the Chicago Street Course event on July 2. participate.