

The bodywork is made from plant-based flax, not carbon-fibre. Designed for impact, the steel-alloy tubular-frame chassis is reinforced with lightweight niobium. The Extreme E Odyssey 21 race car is powered by a 400kw (536bhp) dual electric motor, which can fire this 1,650kg rally SUV up 52-degree gradients.

These include a Ferrari F VW campervan, a Ferrari 5 Chevrolet Corvette that belonged to his father John, and a 1970 Pontiac GTO that was Button’s wedding car. One of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)Radford is working with is Lotus.Īccording to Button, the total number in his collection is “15. The historic marque, which became famous for its bespoke Minis in the 1960s (with a little help from The Beatles) and is based in California where they have their own test which lets Button help in it developing new models.

In addition, Button has revived the British coachbuilder Radford, along with TV presenter Ant Anstead. Button is the owner of the JBXE team, running the Swedish pairing of Kevin Hansen and Mikaela Ahlin-Kottulinsky Extreme E is racing electric SUVs off-road across landscapes that are under threat from climate change, including deserts, rain forests and glaciers. The 41-year-old has taken on two remarkable new challenges in recent years. BAR was renamed Honda in 2006 and Button carried on with them until they became Brawn GP under Ross Brawn, when he took his F1 title in 2009. Jensen Button's debut was in 2000 with Williams before switching to Benetton, then BAR in 2003.
