‘I simply wish to win a race’ – Button

Jenson Button is riding for British outfit Hertz Workforce Jota in 2025 [Getty Images]Jenson Button says he simply “desires to win a race” in 2025 as he prepares to start out his 2d season racing within the International Staying power Championship (WEC) this weekend.The 2009 Formulation One international champion starts the long-distance championship’s eight-race marketing campaign on the Qatar 1812km on Friday.He’s once more racing for British outfit Hertz Workforce Jota within the best hypercar elegance, the staff now affiliated with Cadillac for the primary time after operating Porsche engines ultimate season.”Jota has received a race yearly it is competed in WEC, in order that’s lovely, lovely spectacular – I believe we wish to proceed that development,” Button instructed BBC Radio Somerset.”Each motive force will say they wish to win [the 24 Hours of] Le Mans and that is the reason best of the bucket listing. I simply wish to win a race.”Whilst you stand at the best of that podium and you recognize the ability that you have been up in opposition to in the case of drivers, producers, groups, it is a very spectacular feat – in order that needs to be the purpose and there is not any explanation why we will be able to’t.”We don’t have any excuses. The auto’s just right. I believe the staff of folks we’ve got are just right.”Button is riding the Cadillac V-Collection R hypercar in 2025 [Getty Images]Button completed nineteenth within the 2024 drivers championship, together with his perfect consequence 6th on the Six Hours of Fuji race in September, whilst he was once additionally 9th at Le Mans.In spite of lacking probably the most pre-season follow classes because of a bout of bronchitis, Button mentioned he has “were given to grips quite temporarily” with the brand new automobile.There also are benefits to being in a producer’s staff which the 45-year-old believes will give Jota extra of an edge this 12 months.”You are feeling the variation and I believe it is because you probably have a subject matter you’ll be able to paintings with the gear much more as a result of it is clearly all open,” Button mentioned.”While ultimate 12 months we had been restricted on what we will be able to if truth be told do and sure issues we simply may now not alternate as a result of we were not allowed to.”It is what [Porsche] Penske principally selected and we went with it while right here it is much more open and there is a lot extra adjustability and issues get completed so much faster.”I believe it is a lot more straightforward to make development and to find convenience within the automobile.”Final 12 months was once Button’s first complete season of racing since 2019 when he competed in Japan’s Tremendous GT Championship. Whilst getting again into riding was once now not a subject matter, adjusting to the advanced techniques within the automobiles was once the largest studying curve.”It isn’t [a case of] you put it up and then you definitely simply force it,” Button mentioned.”It was once working out the gear and they are able to make a large distinction to how the auto feels and you’ll be able to in reality receive advantages if you recognize the ones gear.”This 12 months it is been so much more straightforward. It is clearly other techniques however a large number of the stuff does the similar.”