PICTURED: Jenson Button drives Nigel Mansell’s 1992 Williams at Silverstone

Jenson Button was back behind the wheel of an F1 car at Silverstone.
Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992 Williams FW14B. Formula 1
Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992…

Ahead of the British Grand Prix, the ex-F1 world champion too༺k the legendary Nigel Mansell’s 1992 Williams for a spin.

“It was unbelievable,” Button reacted. “I did the seat fitting in it, a😼lready it was pretty emotional just sitting in that car.

Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992 Williams FW14B. Formula 1
Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992…

Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992 Williams FW14B. Formula 1
Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992…

Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992 Williams FW14B. Formula 1
Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992…

Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992 Williams FW14B. Formula 1
Jenson Button (GBR) Sky Sports F1 Presenter / Williams Racing Senior Advisor drives the 1992…

“It was the car of probably a lot o💫f our ⭕childhoods. It stood out because of the way Nigel was driving it. 

“I rememb🐻er sitting on the sofa with the old man, watching all the races and seein🐠g him clinch the title.

“I got in there, it’s tiny inside! The seat is fine because I drove it but the pedဣaꦐls, the steering wheel… it’s so small!

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“Once you get on track? The sound of the engine… you neve♏r know what to expect wheඣn it’s 31 years old.

“You’re sa✱t so high in the car but the visibility is amazing. You can see so much compared to modern 💃cars.

“It’s bloody quick! In a straight line it’s impressive. But the high speed𓃲 is sensational, far beyond👍 what I expected.”

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