24h Le Mans
Jenson Button is racing at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for the very first time. He is competing in the premier class, LMP1. We caught up with him to find out what he thought of the famous circuit.
Jenson Button discovered the Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans at the official Test Day held on Sunday 3 June. The 2009 Formula One world champion was rather impressed. “I love this circuit and particularly the Mulsanne section and the Porsche Curves. The first sector is quite bumpy. Tertre Rouge is quite easy to negotiate and that leads out on to the Mulsanne Straight. There’s nothing untoward on that sector – you just have to be careful with braking going into the two chicanes. It’s Mulsanne Corner that really hits you! You then head off to Indianapolis followed by the Porsche Curves which are difficult, extremely fast, but great fun with these cars that have tremendous grip. You can really go through these sections at high speed. You have to get to know the car first of all, but once you’re comfortable with it, it’s just pure pleasure. I wouldn’t say that the circuit is hard. It’s quite pleasant in fact! The Porsche Curves is the most physically demanding part of the track, but the rest is fine.”
