Yuav Ua Li Cas 'Hnub Ntawm Thunder' Tau Txais Formula One World Champion Jenson Button Txaus siab rau NASCAR Thaum Nws Muaj 8

Yog tias kos duab ua raws li lub neej, ces 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button yog ib qho piv txwv ntawm lub neej ua yeeb yam.

Hnub Thursday dhau los, nws tau tshaj tawm tias khawm yuav sib tw hauv peb qhov kev sib tw NASCAR Cup Series lub caij no rau Rick Ware Racing hauv kev sib koom tes nrog Stewart Haas Sib Tw thiab txhawb nqa Mobil 1. Cov xwm txheej no suav nrog EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix ntawm Circuit of the Americas (COTA ) thaum Lub Peb Hlis 26, Grant Park 220 Chicago Street Kev Sib Tw rau Lub Xya Hli 2, thiab Verizon 200 ntawm Brickyard ntawm Indianapolis Motor Speedway thaum Lub Yim Hli 13.

Khawm tseem yuav koom nrog xya lub sijhawm NASCAR Cup Series tus yeej thiab yav dhau los NTT IndyCar Series tsav tsheb Jimmie Johnson, thiab thoob ntiaj teb Sports Car lub hnub qub Mike Rockenfeller ntawm 24 Teev ntawm Le Mans thaum Lub Rau Hli 10-11. Nws yuav sib koom tsav tsheb Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Garage 56 nkag teb chaws los ntawm NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports thiab Chevrolet nyob rau hauv lub ntiaj teb nto moo Sports Car Endurance haiv neeg.

Hnub Friday dhau los, Khawm tau koom nrog ZOOM Lub Rooj Sib Tham rau Ford Racing los tham txog nws lub hom phiaj NASCAR Cup Series lub sijhawm xyoo 2023, tag nrho ntawm txoj kev mus tas li thiab cov kev kawm ib ntus.

Nyob rau hauv ntau txoj kev, nws ua tiav txoj kev npau suav thaum yau, ib yam dab tsi uas tau tshoov nws los ua tus tsav tsheb sib tw.

"Tau ntev heev, kuv tau saib NASCAR, tau ob peb xyoo lawm," Button hais rau lub Peb Hlis 10. "Tshaj tawm hauv UK (United Kingdom) nrog plaub txoj hauv kev lig 80s, tsis muaj kev ua si sab nraum European kis las ntawm TV.

“Nws yog Hnub Ntawm Thunder uas coj kuv mus rau NASCAR. Nws yog thawj zaug uas kuv tau pom NASCAR. Nws yog ib qho yeeb yaj kiab, yog li thaum muaj 8 xyoo, kuv xav tias nws yog neeg vwm.

"Nws yog ntiaj teb deb ntawm European motorsport."

Nws yog Don Simpson thiab Jerry Bruckheimer teb qhia los ntawm Tony Scott thiab ua yeeb yam Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Nicole Kidman, Cary Elwes thiab Michael Rooker uas nyiam cov tub hluas British rov qab rau xyoo 1990.

Txawm hais tias cov yeeb yaj kiab muaj qhov kev kwv yees Hollywood zaj dab neeg, cov yeeb yaj kiab hauv zaj yeeb yaj kiab tau nthuav tawm tiag tiag NASCAR Cup Series kev ua. Nyob rau xyoo ntawd Daytona 500, cov tsheb ua yeeb yaj kiab tau ntxiv rau qhov pib ua yeeb yaj kiab los ua yeeb yaj kiab kev sib tw. Tom qab xyoo, cov yeeb yaj kiab ntxiv tau siv los ua yeeb yaj kiab ntawm Darlington Raceway.

"Qhov ntawd ua rau kuv nyob hauv lub qhov rooj nyiam NASCAR," Button nco qab. "Nws txawv ntawm qhov kuv tau siv los lawm, qhov ntawd yog qhov ua rau kuv nug cov lus nug ntawm kuv puas tuaj yeem sib tw hauv NASCAR vim nws txawv heev rau txhua yam kuv tau tsav ua ntej.

"Thaum ntawd, nws yog ovals ntau dua, tsis muaj txoj kev kawm. Qhov ntawd tsis ua rau kuv zoo siab heev vim lwm qhov kev txawj ntse ua ke.

“Tam sim no muaj ntau txoj kev kawm. Nws yog twv yuav raug hu ntau enticing. Kuv xav tias kuv yuav muaj kev sib tw ntau dua. Kuv saib kev sib tw thiab pom cov neeg tshiab uas muaj kev paub hauv kev sib tw hauv kev sib tw, thiab lawv tsis pom nws yooj yim. Nws nyuaj heev. Tab sis kuv xav tias qhov ntawd yog ib feem ntawm qhov kev sib tw thiab vim li cas kuv zoo siab rau nws. "

Famed IndyCar tsav tsheb, 1986 Indianapolis 500 tus yeej thiab ntev IndyCar pab neeg tswv Bobby Rahal ib zaug hais tias European racers nyob rau hauv Formula One tsis xav tias cov neeg Amelikas "Tsav ib tug ntsia thawv."

Tsis txhob suav Khawm ua ib qho ntawm cov uas muaj tus cwj pwm zoo li no. Ib yam li Fernando Alonso sib tw hauv Indianapolis 500 hauv 2017 thiab 2020, Khawm tsis ntshai sim sim cov kev sib tw ntawm ntau hom kev sib tw uas txawv ntawm Asmeskas.

Button tau hais tias "Kuv tau saib NASCAR zoo li zoo saib heev," Button hais. "Nws txias heev, tab sis kuv tsis tuaj yeem cuam tshuam nrog nws vim nws txawv heev. Kuv xav tias vim peb muaj ntau txoj kev kawm tam sim no, thiab koj pom cov tsheb ntawm txoj kev kawm tam sim no, thiab lawv zoo li txhais tes puv.

“Kev sib tw yog amazing, tab sis nws yog qhov zoo rau saib.

"Kuv xav tias 10-15 xyoo dhau los, koj muaj ob peb tug txiv neej zoo ntawm txoj kev kawm. Feem ntau ntawm lawv tsis tau sib tw txoj kev kawm, yog li nws yuav zoo li kuv dhia mus rau hauv Daytona 500 ntawm lub oval. Kuv xav tias qhov ntawd hloov raws sijhawm.

"Tam sim no koj saib daim phiaj hauv Cup Series, lawv txhua tus muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo ntawm ovals thiab txoj kev kawm. Qhov ntawd ntxiv rau qhov zoo siab rau cov neeg saib. Saib Kimi Raikkonen, Joey Tes thiab pom nws yog qhov sib tw tiag tiag. Qhov ntawd ua rau koj xav tias, 'Auj, qhov ntawd yog qhov txias.' Koj tau txais kev txaus siab ntau dua thiab txaus siab rau hauv kev ua si nawv, vim tias muaj cov txuj ci siab zoo nyob ntawd. "

Button's NASCAR taug txuj kev nyuaj yuav nyob rau hauv kev sib tw cov kev kawm uas nws nkag siab tshaj plaws - txoj kev thiab txoj kev kawm.

Tsav tsheb ntawm lub oval siab ceev xws li Daytona 500 yog qee yam Khawm tau npaj los tawm tsam rau ntau yam laj thawj.

"Nws tsis yog tsuas yog tsav tsheb sib tw xwb - koj tuaj yeem tuav nrog nws dhau sijhawm," nws piav qhia. “Nws yog kev sib tw uas nyuaj dua.

“Muaj tsheb nyob ib ncig ntawm koj, muaj tus neeg saib xyuas qhia koj tias leej twg nyob qhov twg. Ntau lub sij hawm koj nyob hauv nruab nrab thiab ua tsis tau ntau. Nws tsuas yog ib hom kev sib tw ntau heev. Qhov ntawd yog me ntsis uas yuav siv sij hawm ib pliag.

"Kuv tuaj yeem tsav lub oval thiab tuav nrog nws, tshwj xeeb yog Daytona qhov twg nws nyob ib puag ncig. Tab sis nws yog thaum koj tau txais lwm lub tsheb nyob rau hauv qhov sib npaug nrog cov ntawv sau thiab thawb. Nws kawm ntau heev.

"Ua li ntawd hauv Cup Series tej zaum tsis yog txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws los dhia hauv lub tsheb khob ntawm Daytona. Kuv xav tias nws yuav zoo dua ua nws hauv qeb qis ua ntej thiab tau txais kev paub dhau los. "

Button's Formula One txoj haujlwm tau tuaj nyob rau hauv qhov chaw muaj kev kub ntxhov uas txawm tias cov phooj ywg tuaj yeem pom tau tias yog yeeb ncuab.

Hauv NASCAR, cov neeg sib tw feem ntau suav tias yog phooj ywg.

Button tau hais tias "Cov huab cua zoo heev," "Qhov ntawd yog qhov kuv nyiam txog txhua qhov sib txawv hauv NASCAR. Tsev neeg huab cua uas tau txais kuv tiag tiag.

"Hais lus rau Jimmie Johnson, nws hais tias kuv cov menyuam tab tom ua si nrog txhua tus menyuam yaus, nws yog ib feem ntawm nws uas ua rau muaj kev txaus siab rau kuv."

Khawm yuav yog ib qho ntawm ob tus qub Formula One World Champions uas yuav sib tw hauv NASCAR Cup Series kev sib tw ntawm COTA. Raikkonen yuav rov qab mus rau PROJECT91 caij, uas yog ib feem ntawm Trackhouse.

Raikkonen tau sib tw ntawm COTA hauv yim Formula One Grands Prix thiab yog tus yeej ntawm Tebchaws Meskas Grand Prix hauv 2018.

Khawm tau sib tw tsib Formula One Grands Prix ntawm COTA nrog qhov ua tiav zoo tshaj plaws ntawm thib tsib hauv Vodafone McLaren Mercedes hauv 2021. Nws kuj tau thib rau hauv McLaren Honda hauv 2015.

"Kuv tau sib tw COTA ob peb zaug hauv lub tsheb F1," Button hais. "Kuv tau sim hauv lub tsheb Garage 56, thiab txhua tus tau hais tias, 'Auj, nws yooj yim rau koj. Koj tau tsav ntawm no hauv lub tsheb F1.' Zoo, nws txawv me ntsis hauv lub tsheb F1. Koj yeej tsav ib lub voj voog sib txawv.

"Rau kuv kom tuav nrog lub tsheb loj, lub tsheb thauj khoom, cov kev ntsuam xyuas lub lim tiam dhau los tau pab. Txawm hais tias nws yog ib hom tsheb sib txawv heev. Kuv nyiam txoj kev taug. Nws ntws.

“Hauv lub tsheb F1, nws tsuas yog txaus. Koj mus dhau ntawm Tig 1 thiab dhau ntawm esses mus rau Tig 9, nws tsuas yog hloov kev coj ua tom qab hloov kev taw qhia. Koj muab ib txhais ko taw yuam kev ntawm Tig 3, thiab qhov ntawd cuam tshuam rau koj mus rau Kauj Ruam 9. Kuv xav tias peb txhua tus nyiam qhov ntawd ua tus tsav tsheb. Zoo heev li Suzuka esses. Muaj qee lub sijhawm zoo tshaj plaws hauv lub tsheb F1. DRS pab.

“Hauv lub tsheb Tshuag, nws txawv heev. Nws pom tseeb tias qeeb qeeb, thiab lawv mus ib sab dhau ntawm Tig 3 thiab Tig 4. Uas yog vwm xwb."'

Khawm ntsia rau pem hauv ntej kom ntaus thiab banging; rub thiab tapping uas tuaj nrog cov tsheb thauj khoom ntawm kev sib tw khiav. Nws ntseeg tias nws yuav yog qhov kev paub zoo siab.

Nws kuj tau hais tias kev sib tw NASCAR ntawm COTA tau zoo heev, thiab. Khawm saib xyoo tas los kev sib tw 20 zaug kom nkag siab qhov twg yuav tsum tso lub tsheb thiab qhov sib txawv ntawm kev tsav tsheb yuav tsum tau ua rau NASCAR ntawm COTA.

Button tau hais tias "Kev sib tw xyoo tas los yog kev lom zem heev rau saib," “Kuv tos ntsoov rau qhov kev txiav txim.

“Thiab lub nroog lom zem. Ntau lub tsev noj mov zoo. Kuv coj kuv poj niam thiab ob tug me nyuam. Yuav tsum zoo heev. "

Tau txais lub sijhawm los siv sijhawm nrog tsev neeg ntawm kev sib tw uas nws yog tus koom nrog yog qhov kev paub tsis tshua muaj rau Button. Nws tsis tau txais lub caij nyoog txaus siab rau qhov ntawd hauv Formula One vim tias muaj kev kub ntxhov thiab kev xav tau tso rau txhua tus neeg tsav tsheb los ntawm pab pawg thiab cov qauv ntawm Formula One World Championship.

Nws tau hais tias "Kuv tsis xav ua qhov tsis zoo rau Formula One vim nws yog kev ua kis las zoo heev," nws hais. "Kuv yog tus yeej F1 ntiaj teb, yog li kuv tau siv feem ntau ntawm kuv lub neej nyob ntawd.

“Tab sis koj tsom ntsoov. Koj tsev neeg tsis tuaj sib tw vim koj pab pawg tsis xav kom lawv nyob ntawd vim lawv paub tias koj lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb heev. Nws tawv heev. Vim nws yog koj lub neej. Nws yog txhua yam.

“Txhua yam koj ua yog rau Formula One. Kuv tau ua nws rau 17 xyoo hauv ntiaj teb no uas koj tsis nco qab txog txhua yam. Nws yog txhua yam uas tseem ceeb yog ua rau koj zoo dua kev sib tw tsav tsheb thiab Formula One tsav tsheb. Yog li, thaum koj tawm mus sab nraud, rau kuv nws zoo siab ua lwm yam.

"Nrog NASCAR, nws yog qhov chaw so ntau dua. Kev sib tw yog qhov hnyav heev. Thiab cov no yog qee tus neeg tsav tsheb zoo tshaj plaws nyob hauv lub ntiaj teb, tab sis cov cua sab nraum lub tsheb thiab ntawm txoj kev, nws muaj ntau ntau so thiab tsev neeg pawg. Tias yog vim li cas peb nyiam nws vim nws sim ib yam dab tsi txawv. Peb tau ua ib yam dab tsi zoo ib yam rau ntau xyoo, yog li mus sim ib yam dab tsi txawv yog qhov zoo siab heev.

"Jacques Villeneuve tau sib tw xyoo tas los. Kimi tau sib tw xyoo tas los. Thiab txhua tus zoo li txaus siab rau nws. Nws kuj yog vim peb nyiam lwm qhov kev sib tw. Sim tej yam txawv. Peb tsis yog tus tsav tsheb F1 xwb. Peb yog cov tsav tsheb sib tw. Kuv kuj nyob hauv Tebchaws Meskas, yog li nws pab nrog qhov ntawd. "

Lub hauv paus pib ntawm Button's NASCAR Cup Series deal rov qab mus rau kev sib tham uas nws tau muaj nrog tus neeg sawv cev ntawm Mobil 1 xyoo tas los. Nws tau tham nrog Mark Humphries, Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Ncaj Ncees Ntiaj Teb rau Exxon/Mobil lub Cuaj Hli dhau los hauv Formula One paddock.

Nws hais rau Humphries tias nws yuav nyiam nkag mus rau hauv NASCAR, xav ntau ntxiv txog cov tsheb thauj khoom thiab Xfinity Series ntau dua li NASCAR Cup Series.

Humphries xav tsis thoob ntawm Button qhov kev txaus siab thiab hais tias nws yuav ua ob peb hu.

Tom qab sib pauv ntau cov ntawv nyeem, Humphries hais rau Button lawv tuaj yeem ua rau nws tshwm sim.

Kev sib tw F1 kawg ntawm lub caij yog nyob ntawm Abu Dhabi, thiab ob qho tib si muaj kev sib ntsib zoo. Humphries hais rau Button tias lawv xav ua ntau dua ib haiv neeg vim tias nws yuav zoo dua rau Mobil 1 thiab cia Button tau txais kev paub ntau dua.

Qhov kev txav mus tom ntej yog tham nrog Stewart Haas Racing thiab Rick Ware Racing.

"Nws yog txhua yam tau nrawm heev npaum li cas nws tag nrho tig mus, thiab kuv yog tus tsav tsheb Cup," Button tau hais zoo siab. "Nws tau lom zem ob peb lub hlis, tab sis nws tau nruj heev kom npaj lub tsheb rau Austin."