Button to tie the knot!

Racing driver Jenson Button and his fiancée, former model Brittany Ward.

Jenson Button has announced that he is to marry his girlfriend, former model Brittany Ward.

The former F1 driver - who is busy at work in Le Mans this week - made the announcement with a glamorous picture of the couple which was posted on social media.

“Soon to be Mrs Button!” read the accompanying caption to the photo.

Button was previously married to Jessica Michibata, but they divorced amicably in 2016 after just a year of wedlock. Their hectic work schedules were blamed for the separation.

Button started dating Brittany later that year and they have been inseparable ever since.

There's no word yet on when the couple will actually walk down the aisle, but F1i wishes them every happiness for then they do.

Current Force India driver Sergio Perez married his long-time girlfriend Carola last month, a week before the Monaco Grand Prix.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.