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Formula 1 cameos: The good and the bad as Jenson Button prepares for a brief return

He just can't keep away. Yes, despite having decided to give Formula 1 a miss this year, Jenson Button will be back behind the wheel of the McLaren for next month's Monaco Grand Prix as Fernando Alonso goes off for a crack at the Indy 500. It could be the greatest Formula 1 cameo ever. Then again, it could be the worst. BBC Sport takes a trip down memory lane to see how some other cameos in Formula 1 turned out. The bad... Jean-Louis Schlesser - 1988 Italian Grand Prix Jean-Louis Schlesser's crash with Ayrton Senna at the 1988 Italian Grand Prix handed Ferrari a surprise win Jean-Louis Schlesser deputised for Nigel Mansell at the 1988 Italian Grand Prix... and promptly crashed his Williams...
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