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Old 1 Oct 2015, 08:38 (Ref:3578540)   #1
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Jenson Button

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Jenson Button tells Auto Express he'll continue in F1 with McLaren next year

Jenson Button has told Auto Express that he’ll be remaining in Formula One with McLaren for 2016 – and possibly longer.

Speaking at an event for sponsor Esso in London on Wednesday night, the 2009 World Champion told us: “As Ron [Dennis] stated at the weekend, I have a contract with the team, so I’ll be with the team next year.”

Button also talked enthusiastically about coming developments in F1 – including for the 2017 season, indicating he may want to remain at the top level of motorsport for some years yet.
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Old 1 Oct 2015, 08:51 (Ref:3578542)   #2
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Good news, JB deserves another season after Mclaren messed him around last year and the farce that has been this season. But what now for Stoffel and Kevin? mclaren have two very talented drivers going to waste, and I'm not on about Button or Alonso!
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Old 1 Oct 2015, 10:20 (Ref:3578555)   #3
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There's no real mileage in having an inexperienced driver in the seat, given that with Mclaren's woes they need to develop, develop, develop and Button's immense experience is valuable in that respect

Ironically if Mclaren had of been competitive, it's hard to see Button being favoured over the young hot shots.
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Old 1 Oct 2015, 10:26 (Ref:3578557)   #4
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But what now for Stoffel and Kevin?
Good question. I think it will be hard to get both in a F1 race seat next year. Let's hope at least one of them makes it.

I have nothing against Button, but if I - as a fan - had the choice between Button and Magnussen and/or Vandoorne, I would have made a different choice.

Preferably I would have had all 3, but I think that is very unlikely.
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Old 1 Oct 2015, 10:32 (Ref:3578560)   #5
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Downforce Radio will play the interview with him from last night http://downforce-radio.co.uk/jenson-...stay-for-2016/

but yes, odd how the usual motorsport press were sitting on their hands and didn't get round to publishing this until this morning.
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Old 1 Oct 2015, 11:11 (Ref:3578566)   #6
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Good question. I think it will be hard to get both in a F1 race seat next year. Let's hope at least one of them makes it.

I have nothing against Button, but if I - as a fan - had the choice between Button and Magnussen and/or Vandoorne, I would have made a different choice.

Preferably I would have had all 3, but I think that is very unlikely.
Oh I'm a huge Button fan, but I really rate Stoffel and will be disappointed if he spends a season on the sidelines.
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Mclaren seems like a really fun place to work where everyone is enjoying themselves...

I'm pleased for Jenson, and who knows the car might be more competetive next year. Look at what Ferrari have achieved in a relatively short space of time.
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Old 1 Oct 2015, 16:31 (Ref:3578643)   #8
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I am pleased that Jenson will stay for another year .. He outspoken in a constructive way and knows how to develop a car ...
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Jenson is accustomed thanks by his bad years with Benetton and Honda. For him, be in the back with McLaren won't harm him. At last, he's a world champion.
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If you go to JB's Twitter page there is an option to vote for which helmet design he will use this year.

https://twitter.com/JensonButton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Old 13 Jan 2016, 17:42 (Ref:3604434)   #11
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Does anyone know what the Oriental characters on his helmet mean?
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Does anyone know what the Oriental characters on his helmet mean?
He usually has JB and ichi ban (japanese for number one and also the name of his triathlon team) in kanji on his helmets.
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good knowledge!

so looking at the 2013 and 2015 options, the 2015 helmet has a few more characters on it then the 2013.

as you say, the old one means 'number one' but not sure what the 2015 characters stand for...anyways i wonder if they made him take that off his helmet after they started assigning drivers permanent numbers?
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good knowledge!

so looking at the 2013 and 2015 options, the 2015 helmet has a few more characters on it then the 2013.

as you say, the old one means 'number one' but not sure what the 2015 characters stand for...anyways i wonder if they made him take that off his helmet after they started assigning drivers permanent numbers?
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I wonder what Jenson's plans are for the future. If he takes a rest for next year but still would like to race in 2018 then he will need to keep himself race fit. As he would appear to be contracted to McLaren/Honda then I wonder where he could do if a few races with either marque where he can relax and enjoy it without outside pressure.
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Seems to me more like McLaren wants to replace him but as he has a contract for next year they can't so have come up with this idea instead...I don't see Button racing at all in F1 in 2018
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He didn't have a contract with McLaren for 2017. He was on a one-year deal.
And why on earth, then, would McLaren now sign him up for a non-racing contract for a reputed £5 million for 2017. As BSF, above, says, he, Ron Dennis, could just as easily have shown him the door at no cost whatsoever, but has chosen to keep JB on the squad. Which seems to indicate that McLaren value him, especially considering that there must be a fairly long queue of thrusting young talents vying for the chance to get on to McLaren's books!

As has been said, it may well be that Dennis and McLaren are looking at 2018, and the possibility that Alonso chooses not renew, and this would give the team the option of bringing JB back into the race team to fill Fernando's seat.
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[QUOTE=Mike Harte;3669954]And why on earth, then, would McLaren now sign him up for a non-racing contract for a reputed £5 million for 2017. As BSF, above, says, he, Ron Dennis, could just as easily have shown him the door at no cost whatsoever, but has chosen to keep JB on the squad. Which seems to indicate that McLaren value him, especially considering that there must be a fairly long queue of thrusting young talents vying for the chance to get on to McLaren's books!

I think McLaren's overseas (mostly) investors value JB highly. 'Tis said that he owed his 2016 drive to their support, in the face of Ron's inclination to replace him. The new deal – which I doubt any of us saw coming – has the scent of compromise about it. Ron gets SvD in the car, the investors keep JB on board.

I'd dearly love to know how Jensen really feels about it. I can't believe the £5m was a clincher (he's worth £70m by all accounts) and I hope he's not putting too much hope and expectation into a return in 2018. Even if Alonso were to walk, I doubt that JB would be the number one choice replacement.

But I hope he's happy – and we'll miss him.

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He didn't have a contract with McLaren for 2017. He was on a one-year deal.
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I do think McLaren values JB highly, and his relationship with Honda goes back years, of course. Maybe Jenson just does want a bit of a break, but isn't ready to retire yet. And the Spaniard has made noises about seeing if the 2017 regs excite him or not.
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I'm very sad to see JB out of a seat. Unfortunately I really don't see much chance that he'll be back in 2018.
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i think that is the end for his F1 career but he has plenty of raving left in him and his value to McLaren will be utilised but he is still free to try his hand at other things
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i think that is the end for his F1 career but he has plenty of raving left in him and his value to McLaren will be utilised but he is still free to try his hand at other things
Like that McLaren Honda P1 thats totally not happeneing?
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It does seem a strange arrangement!

In his interview on Channel 4, Jenson mentioned simulator work next year. I wonder if McLaren and Honda want to use his experience to speed up development of the car? Three drivers can get through fifty percent more work than two...
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