Keanu’s childhood dream was to be a racing driver, but could he swap seats with Jenson Button?

When chatting about their new documentary Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, 5 Live’s Nihal Arthanayake asked Keanu Reeves and Jenson Button if they could swap jobs.

Jenson told Nihal: "We might find out one day, you never know."

"Skill is obviously something very different but actors have the right mindset for being a race car driver."

While Keanu said ‘When I was a little person, I wanted to be a race car driver but I’m kind of tall for an F1 driver.

This clip was originally from Nihal Arthanayake 14 November 2023.

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