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It's a Williams showdown for Guy Martin and Jenson Button!

Motorcycle racer turned TV presenter Guy Martin will battle F1 world champion Jenson Button during a Williams showdown set to take place on the first day of this year's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Williams Heritage has teamed up with Channel 4 to rebuild the first Formula One car ever driven by racing icon Ayrton Senna. The classic FW08C will be entrusted to Martin who will take on Button on-board Williams' 1983 FW08B six-wheeler prototype. The showdown is the culmination of a new documentary, Speed with Guy Martin: Classic F1 Driver. To be aired on Channel 4 later this year, the documentary sees Guy embark on the huge challenge of rebuilding Keke Rosberg’s classic 1983 car....
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