This weekend will see two separate Sky F1 clashes as presenters Simon Lazenby and Ted Kravitz become published authors for the first time.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, punditry pair Jenson Button and Jacques Villeneuve will compete against each other at the annual Goodwood Revival event, more than 20 years after they were teammates at the BAR-Honda F1 team.<\/p>\n
Double Sky F1 clash as Jenson Button and Jacques Villeneuve reunite<\/p>\n
As reported by PlanetF1.com in June<\/a>, Lazenby and Kravitz announced the launch of their first books within weeks of each other, having been a constant presence on the Sky F1 team since the broadcaster gained the Formula 1 broadcast rights for the UK and Ireland in 2012.<\/p>\n In a further twist, it emerged that the pair would be releasing their books on the same day, putting Kravitz and Lazenby in direct competition.<\/p>\n Today (September 12) marks release day for both Lazenby and Kravitz, with Sky F1 pundit Karun Chandhok posting an image of himself to social media holding both books earlier this week.<\/p>\n Ranked: Sky F1 dominates the best F1 pundits list<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Ranking the best pundits in F1: Brundle, Rosberg, Hill and more all rated<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc49\u00a0Jacques Villeneuve\u2019s bold and savage quotes: Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton targeted\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n In the accompanying caption, the former HRT and Lotus Racing driver wrote: \u201cMy friends Simon Lazenby and Ted Kravitz love each other so much that they released their books on the same day!<\/p>\n \u201cMuch like the authors, the books are very different, interesting and engaging. Great insight into the world of F1.\u201d<\/p>\n With a week to go until the F1 2025 season resumes with the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, Chandhok is appearing this weekend at the Goodwood Revival, the annual event celebrating motorsport tradition and history.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s event will pit Villeneuve and Button against each other on the grid for the RAC TT Celebration race, which is due to be held at 1400 local time on Sunday.<\/p>\n Villeneuve will take to the wheel of a striking yellow 1963 AC Cobra, nicknamed the \u2018Hairy Canary\u2019. Button, meanwhile, will drive a \u2018Cut 8\u2032 Jaguar -type.<\/p>\n As well as acting as Sky F1 pundits, Button and Villeneuve also serve as Williams F1 team ambassadors with the 1997 World Champion re-establishing ties to the Grove-based team earlier this year.<\/p>\n Villeneuve and Button spent a season as BAR-Honda teammates in 2003, helping the team secure fifth place in the Constructors\u2019 standings.<\/p>\n Button finished ahead of his established teammate in the Drivers\u2019 championship, outscoring Villeneuve by 11 points.<\/p>\n Villeneuve was a vocal critic of the younger man at one stage, famously remarking:\u00a0\u201cI\u2019ll respect Jenson once he goes quickly out on the racetrack.\u201d<\/p>\n Button went on to win the World Championship with Brawn GP, swiftly rebranded following Honda\u2019s withdrawal from F1, in 2009.<\/p>\n He also bettered Villeneuve\u2019s victory tally, claiming 15 career wins compared to the Canadian\u2019s 11.<\/p>\n