Jenson Button is going back to Williams - returning to the team that gave him his F1 debut in 2000 in the role of senior advisor. It's the latest step in the masterplan of Williams's new owners that took over in 2020, and in this video Scott Mitchell explains what Button's role will involve when he gets to work with the team he twice tried to rejoin during his career as a driver.
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Jenson Button is an asset to ANY F1 team. Williams has now got what they didn't have before. And extra constructive brain across the whole formula table. He is constructable creative for car and driver. For decisions and for forward thinking. Let us just hope that personality misunderstandings are kept out of everything. If so, a light is being lit.
what about his driver position in the Lewis Hamilton EXTREME E Racing team...
I hope he can help light a fire under Williams so they can be threat in the near future 🤔
Button has a wealth of experience to pass on to Russell.
am i the only one super excited for this? i reckon they should let JB test the car every now and then so he knows how the drivers feel
My 86 year old Nan has a driving license I think she will be ok in a Williams I mean it’s not that fast
I will love to see JB back in the grid
Hope williams will move forward. Though I like every team an independent one is the best just like red bull.
Currently, the best Formula Engine is from Honda.
Great News! Good luck with it all Williams. Not making major decisions....Hell Yeah!....let some else get sacked.....LOL!
All the best with it JB !!
Will it make the signing of Button give them more performance, no, but it gives the team a face, something they have not had in many years.
The man won a grand prix with 4 pit stops, he can pull off the impossible
Speak up Scott, you’re whispering a bit! 😂
5:12 Questions regarding Honda’s commitment to F1. Nothing changes, then.
90 secs of content padded out to 6 mins. So close to unsubscribe.
Aww ! I want Jenson to drive - and become world 🌎 champion again !! Now that would be cool 😎 ??!!
Cool, so when Russel gets sign by Mercedes to replace Hamilton he can drive as well 😅
Mercedes - Brawn. Brawn - Button. Button - Williams. Williams - Mercedes.
omg the black/grey mclaren at 2:44 gives me so much nostalgiaaaaaa (considering im14 lol)
Maybe we could just look at what Niki Lauda did for Mercedes... A non executive position that helped a lot!!!
Aarava must be happy.
So basically its a PR stunt.
Jenson is a sort of a Legend and hamiltons championships dont eaual him
the race videos get more unstructured with every video
Williams must surely be desperate. Button has nothing to offer.
Fingers crossed that good comes from it, I would dearly love to see Williams further up the grid.
I bet a bunch of bootcut jean and brown leather shoe wearing Williams fans are moist at this news.
f1 advice - spend more money
Im Janson's biggest fan but he isn't a huge name, more a nice name. I don't see it making that much difference to the team progress, but certainly better communication than the last turgid lot
You know, with the halo, and safety, and technology, and brands..... Just go sportscar instead.
Means he's 3 grit penalty is still there
Just some great overall moves by Williams !!!!
“Button’s not returning as a driver” Well that’s my 2021 ruined now, cheers guys
For F's same what's different? Does he know some blokes on the outer that could do a better job?
Button is a likeable guy!!
Best news ever. Love this guy.
Oh dear, Jensen whipping a dead horse but grabbing some cash on the way through.
Does this mean that he will stop posting pictures of his wife in her underwear on Instagram?
Not a Commander's role, looks more like a Sergent-Major role; Experienced man dealing with the discipline and morale of his troops.
Button is great. But, I don't really like Williams. 🤷🏻♂️
The James Hunt of the modern area
Does JB still have super license for 2021? I know for 2020 season he did. Just wondering if he does... why they don’t maybe use him for some car development too maybe even throw him in for a half day of testing?. Williams have a great engine, they’re going to have a lot of great parts and components from Merc now but they have two super inexperienced drivers with almost no car development experience. Kubica fills this role to compensate for Gio’s lack of experience at Alfa. Just saying it’s not like Williams is going to be fighting the front of the midfield right away they need a decent chassis to do so going forward why not give a few hours of testing time and include JB a bit. A half a day less of testing to help improve the car going forward especially with new regulations being developed isn’t going to say hurt Williams overall season performance or either drivers overall season ending position. If they were fighting for 3rd or best of the rest etc. they ok maybe every little thing counts but not for Williams and not yet. JB has experience in this and is good at it! Wondering if they will use him at all in that capacity or strictly have him in a suit never a race suit even to just help develop 🤷🏼♀️
Maybe now he can lead Williams into not being dead last with no points and then everyone will be laughing at haas instead
Can they really be called Williams anymore....
Would still love to see him go for a spin in the car
I am out of touch. Didn't the Williams F1 team get sold? So is Button the ghost official of a non-existent team? Maybe I should pay more attention.
So Russell does really great for Mercedes and then Button comes in with the experience of driving for Brawn who became Mercedes? Bottas must be getting nervous...
For us that followed Button from his GP2 days...this chap “prepped” F1 Championship-level cars for many years and was unceremoniously sacked, until BrawnGP Championship Year! At least he is worth 3-4 personnel! Great move WilliamsGP!!
I'm sure Jenson has all kinds of grandiose ideas about what his "role" will be, and I'm just as sure his role will actually be just participating in photo ops and rubbing shoulders with star-struck Dorilton executives.
did you guys know williams is sponsored by ThE rEaL iTaLiAn CoFfEe??
A former British Champion joining an ailing British team that everyone is hoping can and will do better. Whats not to like?
So... with everyone getting back, who's going to sign "Felipe baby"?
Sounds more like a PR position than anything. So what I'm hearing is, Williams is going to pay him to be available to answer questions now and then, but he will have no real duties or authority of any kind. Sweet. Where do I sign up? :-)
I think George and Jensen will dovetail very well together. They appear to be of similar temperament, are good at feeding back information and of course Jenson has the experience of being an ex champion.
It’s good to see him back with a team in some capacity. Hopefully it works out for the better. I mean Williams can only go up from here.
I quit my work thanks to this look up on the internet for *g r e a t e a s y p a y*
this man has some real talent, just did not have that much of a luck.
Just a PR stunt
No use! Todays teams are totally different!
Jenson button top bloke👍
room full of smart white men. no room for diversity if the idea is to win.
Advisory role, is the holy grail.
Why? Most over-rated driver ever. His single championship fell into his lap purely because of a series of lucky circumstances. Of course the predominately English F1 fans are not going to agree with this.
not a real position, just like a team mascot to make the new owners connected to F1
Williams need a shot in the arm and to bring a driver back in an ambassadorial role is not a bad thing. Look at what Niki did for Ferrari and Mercedes.
Good to see a true gentleman return to our sport I am sure he will be worth every penny to the team Well done Jensen !! I still think you shouldhave been the one with the sword over the shoulder !!
sorry rick bobby now my favorite driver is back i am now williams fan
BUTTON FOR PRESIDENT
Hopefully he can direct the team to where they need to focus their efforts. He knows what drivers want, and he knows how to get it to happen. I would assume he knows which corners need to be sought after more than others as well, after being in the sport so long. All in all, it should definitely be a help to the team. I don't expect Williams to just be in the mid-field fight in 2021, but perhaps with the new cars in 2022. His insight should help a lot.
He knows how to win , something that Williams needs. However I’ll lay off the conspiracy theories as I have no idea if he is eligible for a super license
The way he went back on his second Williams contract they should’ve told him to fuck off
I think 2021 will just be a copy of 2020 Williams might be looking at 2022 with a new car and with a closer Mercedes partnership the new car might be pretty good. And i highly suspect Russell will end up at Mercedes. even though Hamilton is obviously scared of him hence why he does not want him partnering him.
Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Just take the pay check Jens.....😶
basically, is like when changing new teams in F1 2019 and there's a whole mess in that new team
Maybe 'powers that be' would like Sir Lewis going to Williams to be replaced by George, but Sir Lewis is not quite ready for such a move? Could be a successful move all around??? Could explain the contract delay. Just thinking..... Another Malcolm
Uh how is he relevant?
Hopefully it’s to replace George as he moves to Mercedes 🤞
I feel seb could do this in the future very well
aaaa i was thinking he is back in seat :(((((
Would have been much cooler if he had joined Aston Martin. He has the right image, the right nationality, and even the right initials to be an Aston ambassador.
This is a HUGE power play. Someone with huge experince, brand power and his intelligence of the politics in F1 politics is HUGE another pretty solid move
Button is bringing Hamilton to Williams.
Even if Williams fight in the midfield I don’t think latifi will do well...I think he will only be in the bottom of the pack
I think it interesting to consolidate or integrate the McLaren perspective with Williams, philosophically, and smart to have a big name in with the Williams family stepping down. Good luck to them.
I'm very cool with it.
Who cares
Great move for Button and Williams.
This is bs 🙄
Hopefully, William will be able to push the right button this time and be competitive
Step 1. Change the color of the car and make it look good.
Any help is good help and they sure do need it
Button can be to Williams what Lauda was to Merc. Give him a serious role! Glad to have you back, mate!
Yenson my friend
I hope he wasn't the problem at McLaren.
Jenson seems pretty humble as well which, in my opinion, is really crucial so this has been a great decision for Williams.
I can see an improvement again this year, hopefully with a couple of points finishes.
How much do you rekon he would get for this sort of role with Williams? Has there been similar roles in other teams before? (One comes to mind and that was Nikki)