Former Method One world champion Jenson Button joins hosts Jason Plato and Dave Vitty on the award-winning podcast Fuelling Round to debate his profession and what it was wish to work with Keanu Reeves for the Brawn: The Not possible Method 1 Story documentary on Disney +.
Button was the lead driver for Brawn-Mercedes when he received the 2009 F1 world championship in what was the sports activities final underdog story, because the smallest workforce on the grid that was offered for simply £1, beat their uber-rich rivals to each the Drivers and the Constructors’ championships.
Jenson Button on teaming up with Keanu Reeves
The 43-year-old detailed on the podcast what it was wish to work with the Hollywood famous person and whether or not he had a previous reference to The Matrix and John Wick star earlier than making the four-parter.
“It’s scary that it’s 15 years in the past, however life simply takes over and you progress on, and also you do new issues, and you’ve got children, and also you get married and also you don’t have a look at the previous as a lot as most likely we must always, particularly with belongings you’ve achieved,” Button mentioned.
“Keanu and his workforce bought in contact and mentioned ‘we’d love to do a documentary in regards to the 2009 season.’
“Supposedly Keanu heard about it from a pal and so they mentioned ‘did you ever hear about this 2009 12 months the place this workforce was purchased for £1 and so they received the world championship?’ And Keanu’s like ‘what?!’
“He seemed into it, and bought into it and as Keanu does, simply went head first into making it. He did such a great job, he actually actually did, of bringing this superb 12 months right into a story and he bought the interviews that he needed, and interviews that not many different folks most likely may.
“He loves his vehicles, he loves his bikes, he loves competitors and he loves sport. And I feel extra importantly, he loves a great story. And he undoubtedly had a great start line.
“It’s beautiful that it’s documented as a result of it provides me time to cease and look again and do not forget that 12 months. It’s additionally nice as a result of I’ve bought children now and so they get to see me race.
“It’s beautiful and it’s emotional and there’s thousands and thousands of latest followers of this sport. And so they’ve seen Crimson Bull and Mercedes battle for victories and championships, however they’d suppose that is implausible {that a} small workforce purchased for £1 may battle in opposition to the massive groups, nevertheless it occurred!
“I imply if this was a film, you’ll say ‘effectively that doesn’t work as a result of that’s by no means gonna occur’. It’s such an necessary 12 months within the sport and it’s documented very effectively by Keanu and his workforce.
“He (Keanu) had been to a few F1 races, so I’d met him. However then we had lunch in LA, he talked me by it and I noticed his pleasure, so after we began filming, I didn’t anticipate something however the very best.
“He was superior. He knew all the pieces he wanted to know and he knew extract the precise solutions from his questions. He did an incredible job.”
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