Jenson Button apologised to the McLaren Formula 1 team after damaging his car in a bizarre crash with Pascal Wehrlein during𝓀 Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, but was otherwise happy with his one-off comeback.

Button returned to a McLaren race seat for Monaco foᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚ✨ᩚllowing Fernando Alonso's decision to race in the Indianapolis 500, with his first run in the McLaren-Honda MCL32 coming on Thursday in practice.

Button qualified ninth on Saturday, but dropped 💃to the back of the grid due to an engine penalty, with McLaren opting to start the 2009 world champion 🍨from the pit lane.

Button spent the entirety of his race battlinꦺg with Sauber's Pascal Wehrlein, only for both to retire following a clash at Portier that saw t🧜he latter's car tip onto its side against the wall.

"As a racing driver it's difficult🎃 to run around near the back anꦫd not have a go," Button said, having called the race "painful" at one point through team radio.

"I had a go and it didn't work out. Sor🍬ry to the team for even more damage this weekend after [Stoffel Vandoorne's] crash in qualifying, my incident now. Sorry for that. It's difficult ♔to hold back.

🍰"But yesterday was awesome, I had a lot of good memories."

While Button confirmed he'll be back in the paddock later this year, he stressed that i💙t would n𓆏ot be as a racing driver.

"You'll definitely see me at other ﷺraces but I won'🐈t be driving, no," he said.