Jenson Button 'lucky' after close call with flying drain cover ahead of Monaco Grand Prix

Jenson Button

Daniel Johnson

Jenson Button counted himself a “lucky” man on Thursday after he narrowly avoided being struck on the head by a loose drain cover in practice for the Monaco Grand Prix.

The “extremely dangerous” safety breach happened in morning practice when the drain cover came loose after Nico Rosberg drove over it coming out of Sainte Devote.