McLaren: Button escapes attack from armed men

McLaren says armed men tried to attack the car carrying defending Formula One champion Jenson Button as he left the track at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The team says Button was driven away from danger and nobody was hurt in the incident on Saturday near the Interlagos circuit.

McLaren says the driver of Button's vehicle "reacted swiftly and, using avoidance techniques, rapidly forced his way through the traffic, taking Jenson and the other occupants of the car immediately away from any danger and back to their hotel."

McLaren says in a statement that it had provided Button and teammate Lewis Hamilton with reinforced armored vehicles driven by armed police drivers who were trained in avoidance techniques.

Button's father, John, also was in the car.