Jenson Button To announce His F1 Retirement

According to reports Jenson Button is set to announce his retirement from F1 at this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

Three major papers which include The Times, the Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph all report that Button has decided to exit on his own terms and has chosen the country of his wife Jessica as the ideal venue to confirm he will leave the sport at the end of the season.

When he was asked about his future ahead of the Singapore GP, Button told Sky Sports F1 that “It's a tricky one, when you ask the question it is always funny because I've been racing for so many years in Formula 1 and you get emotional about the question because even if it is your decision or the team's decision to race in F1 next year you still get emotional because it has been your life for so long. I always wanted to end my career on a high, but I also wanted it to be my decision when I retired. So it is a real tricky one, but at the moment this weekend I can't think about it anymore, I need to get my head down and race then I can think about it a bit more before Suzuka. Hopefully we can decide what the best thing for the future is for the team and myself”.

The 35 years old made his F1 debut with Williams in 2000 and went on to drive for Benetton, Renault, BAR, Honda and Brawn before joining McLaren. He has won a total of 15 races which included the he won six in 2009 on his march to his solitary world title.