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Button blushes over 'LOOKALIKE' in viral social post

The former world champion may have a doppelganger

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Tuesday 12 December 2023 15:57

Jenson Button has responded to a post on X which seemed to compare his looks to those of new McLaren Formula E driver Sam Bird.

The Brit, who drove for McLaren Formula 1 team between 2010-2017, had been tagged in multiple posts which suggested that McLaren's latest edition looks like a crossover between himself and Sebastian Vettel.

Bird will partner Jake Hughes for season 10 of the Formula E championship, as the NEOM McLaren team look to build on their eighth place finish in the teams' championship in 2023.

Jenson Button won the 2009 Formula 1 world championship with the Brawn GP team

Sam Bird has joined McLaren's Formula E team for 2024

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Now, the 2009 world champion may just agree with F1 Twitter (X), replying with a 'blushing' emoji after it was suggested they'd found his lookalike.

😳 https://t.co/x3oBl583i6
— Jenson Button (@JensonButton) December 12, 2023

A Button-Vettel crossover

Whether or not you agree, the comparisons have certainly boosted Bird's profile ahead of the 2024 Formula E championship, with McLaren later explaining exactly who the Brit is.

For those who didn’t know, this is Sam Bird. 😂👇

Sam is one half of our @FIAFormulaE driver pairing. 👍 pic.twitter.com/y2TjeczU3r
— NEOM McLaren FE (@McLarenFE) December 11, 2023