Button will start third on the grid for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix Hackers who posted a story on Jenson Button's official website claiming that he had been seriously injured in a car crash carried out a "distasteful hoax", his spokesman has said.The story appeared on Saturday night, saying the F1 driver was in a "critical condition" in hospital following a "serious accident" in Hungary.
The website was taken down soon after the post emerged.
His spokesman said a hacker had breached the site's security.
"The story is completely untrue and is a very distasteful hoax," the McLaren driver's spokesman said.
"The website was immediately taken down and its security will now be reviewed. Jenson was asleep in bed when we were made aware that someone had hacked into his site and made the untrue claims. He is still totally oblivious.
"We can assure people that he is completely fit and healthy and will be taking part in today's race."
The hacker had posted the story on www.jensonbutton.com and his representatives were made aware just after 2330BST. They later posted an explanation of what had happened, adding to Button's fans: "We can only apologise for any alarm this may have caused."
Button, 31, and his team are in Hungary ahead of Sunday's Grand Prix where he will start third on the grid.
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