Button plans to stay at McLaren for a long time

Jenson Button can finally breathe since his contract extension was signed the day before McLaren's announcement, on December 10. The 2009 world champion was preferred to Kevin Magnussen demoted to reservist after his future was seriously doubted. Certain speculations notably evoked a departure of the Briton in Endurance toward Porsche who is closely interested in pilots F1 with the recruitment of Nico Hulkenberg for Spa (Belgium) and 24 Hours of Le Mans.

But the former world champion will still be able to fight in the premier single-seater discipline, this time alongside Fernando Alonso. Jenson Button acknowledged that his priority was toobtain a long-term contract. “We agreed that it needed to be for more than one season. This is an exciting and exciting new project and being part of this legendary partnership between McLaren and Honda cannot limit itself to one year. I'm here to race and fight for the title. Whether in 2015 or in the coming years, I plan to stay here for a while."

McLaren Group Chairman Ron Dennis has confirmed that Jenson Button's contract extension will over two seasons. “It was my idea to extend his contract for two years. He didn't ask for this, it was we who made the proposal to him. »