Jenson Button News
Former Formula One counterparts Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa and team-mate Jenson Button have paid tribute to legend Michael Schumacher on the fourth anniversary of his horrific accident.
Monaco resident Button, who handed over his McLaren seat to Belgian rookie Stoffel Vandoorne at the end of last season while remaining under contract to the team, won the showcase race in 2009 with Brawn GP.
The combination has made steady progress this year, however, and they go into their home race at the Suzuka track — owned by Honda — expecting to score decent points.
Button is 15th in the drivers` championship on 17 points after 14 of 21 races.
The 36-year-old Briton, world champion in 2009, announced on Saturday that he was stepping out of his race seat with the team next year to be replaced by Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne.
"For me, it`s probably the best team I`ve been with in my career.
The McLaren Honda driver was sent to hospital by the circuit medical centre at the Hockenheimring after complaining of an eye irritation.
McLaren are on a long road back after a difficult switch from Mercedes to Honda power units.
The surprise of the day was Jenson Button setting the third fastest time in the McLaren.
Formula One outfit McLaren has dropped Kevin Magnussen as its reserve driver, according to reports published on Friday.
Former world champion Jenson Button is to stay on at McLaren for next season, ending speculation that he was about to retire from Formula One racing.
Jenson Button hit back at Niki Lauda on Saturday after the Austrian Formula One great suggested the driver had told him he wanted to stay at McLaren next year and any uncertainty was about money.
Mclaren messed up with their tactics in their qualifying session for the Japanese Grand Prix, driver Jenson Button said on Saturday.
Britain`s 2009 world champion Jenson Button was giving nothing away on Thursday despite mounting speculation that he is gearing up to leave Formula One at the end of the season.
Former world champion Jenson Button is reportedly considering a switch to the famous Le Mans-style World Endurance Championship when he announces his retirement from Formula One.
Formula 1 driver Jenson Button has said that he will quit the sport if he does not stay with McLaren-Honda in 2016.
Formula 1 driver Jenson Button ahead of this weekend's Singapore Grand Prix heaped praise on Lewis Hamilton as one of the "quickest ever" drivers in the history of F1.
Former world champion Jenson Button said Thursday that severe haze would pose a "big health risk" to drivers in the Singapore Grand Prix as organisers remained on edge despite an improvement in air quality.
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