🗣️'The last time I drove a gearbox like this was like in 1999.' Jenson Button admitted to feeling 'anxious' ahead of his first practice session in the NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, where he 'forgot how to start the car' ⬇️
Jenson Button admitted to feeling"anxious" ahead of his first practice session in the NASCAR Cup Series at Circuit of the Americas, where he"forgot how to start the car".The 2009 Formula 1 world champion is making his NASCAR debut this weekend aboard the #15 Rick Ware Racing Ford Mustang, with technical support from Stewart-Haas Racing.
COTA is the first of three planned Cup starts this year for Button, who will also race at the Chicago Street Course on 2 July and at the Indianapolis Road Course on 13 August. “A little bit anxious but excited at the same time,” the 15-time Grand Prix winner said of his emotions.
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