Jenson Button could race in another motorsport category in 2017, despite wanting a break from the F1 racing schedule.
The 2009 world champion is taking a year off racing in F1 and becoming an ambassador for McLaren-Honda while also acting as reserve driver for the team. While Button made it clear his main desire is to have a break from the relentless F1 calendar, he says he could race in another category next season.
"There is a possibility of me racing next year but at the moment I am not thinking about anything over the firstly the end of this year," Button said. "There are many things I want to try and do but trying to list them here is impossible really.
"I’m really excited about this and wherever it takes us in the future I don’t really know but it is exciting and gives me the opportunity to live my life like I haven’t as an adult, ever. My family is forever growing as well so it is nice to be able to spend time with them and not see them once a year and see they’ve grown. That is very important to me.
"Also I love my fitness, I love my triathlon, I love my cycling and of course I will love racing I always will for the rest of my life and F1 will always be close to my heart because it has been my life for so many years. There is a possibility I could race next year."
Button has previously voiced a desire to try Rallycross - a category in which his father John used to compete - as well as Super GT in Japan.
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