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Racer Button escapes armed ambush<\/strong><\/p>\n

By\u00a0WENN.com<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Formula One world champion Jenson Button was left terrified after an armed gang tried to ambush his car in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The British sportsman was travelling through a shanty town in the city in an armoured car after the qualifying session for the Brazilian Grand Prix when his vehicle was surrounded by six men brandishing machine guns.<\/p>\n

The quick-thinking driver took control of the situation by using the reinforced Mercedes<\/a> to force their way through several cars on the road.<\/p>\n

And Button is thankful the chauffeur had the courage to get him and his fellow passengers out of danger.<\/p>\n

He says, “We were going back from the track and were outside a shanty town and moving slowly on a busy road. I saw a dog come out, which was very cute. The next thing I saw was a man with a gun.<\/p>\n

“I said, ‘Isn’t that a gun?’ and as soon as I said that, the driver angled the car and floored it. That’s when we saw six men, all of them brandishing machine guns.<\/p>\n

“My driver was a legend. He bounced off about five cars. We were driving over the top of them. It was very scary. I don’t know whether they knew who it was they were ambushing. But I am glad I didn’t have my girlfriend Jessica (Michibata) with me. She would have been terrified.”<\/p>\n

Additional security measures have now been put in place to ensure the safety of all drivers in Brazil for the race<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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