Jenson Button reflects on "emotional" reunion with title-winning Brawn GP F1 car at Goodwood

2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has reflected on his "emotional" reunion with his title-winning Brawn GP car at the 83rd Goodwood Members' Meeting.

Over the Members' Meeting weekend, the Briton drove a Jaguar E-type and his Chevrolet Camaro Z28, as well as the Brawn GP F1 car. Having previously driven the BGP 001 at Silverstone, home of the British Grand Prix, in 2019, Button was driving the car again for the first time in seven years.

"I always do [have a smile on my face] at Goodwood anyway, but yeah, Goodwood and my Brawn championship-winning car - very emotional," he explained after completing a run at the Goodwood Motor Circuit.

"It was pretty awesome going out. I've only ever driven historics around here, so getting out in an F1 car was a little bit of a shock initially, but it feels so natural. It does. It feels so much more natural than anything I drive here.

"But it's insane how quick these things are. You forget. I'm arriving at corners thinking, 'Oh, I'll just brake where I did in the E-type.' It was so much further, and sometimes you're not even braking.

"I don't know what speed we are on the back straight, but it's quick, so a wonderful opportunity for me. You know, this is... this is my life, you know? Having Ross be that kind to let me drive his car again is pretty amazing. Amazing year, 2009. I drove the car in 2019, at Silverstone, but lovely to drive it here.

"I think people forget how special these cars were in terms of the size, the weight, the sound. Pretty spectacular. No better place to drive it and show off than here at Goodwood."

Button retired from full-time racing at the end of 2025 after completing his final season in the World Endurance Championship.