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Button to be back in action for Canadian Grand Prix
Monaco, June 05: Jenson Button has been passed fit for the Canadian Grand Prix. The British driver has been recovering following a 180mph crash during the free practice session before the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend.
Monaco, June 05: Jenson Button has been passed fit for the Canadian Grand Prix. The British driver has been recovering following a 180mph crash during the free practice session before the Monaco Grand Prix last weekend.
He was knocked unconscious in the crash on the fastest part of the track and later withdrawn from the race. But BAR-Honda said he had been cleared to race on 15 June, although he would miss a one-day test in Monza on Thursday.
A statement said: "The BAR-Honda driver Jenson Button has recovered well following his accident in last Saturday's free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix.
"He has now resumed his usual training programme in preparation for the forthcoming Canadian Grand Prix.
"Jenson was given a full examination by the FIA's medical delegate, professor Sid Watkins," BAR said in a statement. "It was considered more prudent for him to sit out his scheduled one-day test in Monza on 5 June in order for him to concentrate on being fully fit to compete in Montreal."
Button said: "I am looking forward to getting back in the car but I don't want to be silly about it," he said. "I will go through all the training regime first to make sure everything is good.
"I don't want to get back into a car and hurt myself. Everything has got to be right first."
Button escaped from the crash with bruises and nausea and the team had initially planned for him to compete. But he was kept in overnight at the Princess Grace Hospital and withdrawn from the race following discussions with doctors.
"The problem is I had concussion and that was a real problem for the doctors," Button said in Monaco. "I remember the car going a bit sideways to start with, then I remember being totally out of control and hitting the side barrier. It didn't feel like it was hard.
"Then I can remember seeing the wall coming towards me but after that I am a little bit lost."
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He was knocked unconscious in the crash on the fastest part of the track and later withdrawn from the race. But BAR-Honda said he had been cleared to race on 15 June, although he would miss a one-day test in Monza on Thursday.
A statement said: "The BAR-Honda driver Jenson Button has recovered well following his accident in last Saturday's free practice session for the Monaco Grand Prix.
"He has now resumed his usual training programme in preparation for the forthcoming Canadian Grand Prix.
"Jenson was given a full examination by the FIA's medical delegate, professor Sid Watkins," BAR said in a statement. "It was considered more prudent for him to sit out his scheduled one-day test in Monza on 5 June in order for him to concentrate on being fully fit to compete in Montreal."
Button said: "I am looking forward to getting back in the car but I don't want to be silly about it," he said. "I will go through all the training regime first to make sure everything is good.
"I don't want to get back into a car and hurt myself. Everything has got to be right first."
Button escaped from the crash with bruises and nausea and the team had initially planned for him to compete. But he was kept in overnight at the Princess Grace Hospital and withdrawn from the race following discussions with doctors.
"The problem is I had concussion and that was a real problem for the doctors," Button said in Monaco. "I remember the car going a bit sideways to start with, then I remember being totally out of control and hitting the side barrier. It didn't feel like it was hard.
"Then I can remember seeing the wall coming towards me but after that I am a little bit lost."
Bureau Report