A news report on Jenson Button’s official website, claiming the McLaren driver had been ‘seriously injured’ in a car accident, isn’t true.
The article was posted to the website, but later removed and an apology was later issued by McLaren, who said the story was a ‘very distasteful hoax’ which occurred when the site was hacked.
“The story is completely untrue and is a very distasteful hoax,” a McLaren spokesperson said on Sunday morning.
“The website was immediately taken down and its security will now be reviewed. Jenson was asleep in bed when we were made aware that someone had hacked into his site and made the untrue claims. He is still totally oblivious.
“We can assure people that he is completely fit and healthy and will be taking part in today’s race.”
The post has been replaced with an explanation, which reads as follows: “Earlier on today some of you may have seen a news article here on JensonButton.com regarding a car accident. This article was completely false and we are currently investigating how an unauthorised person was able to post to the site.
“Suffice to say Jenson is safe, well and tucked up in bed looking forward to tomorrow’s race, starting from 3rd on the grid.
“We can only apologise for any alarm this may have caused.”
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