A new youth for Button

Reigning World Champion, transferred to McLaren-Mercedes, Jenson Button admits to never having been so hungry for victories. The Briton wants to prove that he can be as competitive as in 2009 with another team.

Published on 19/01/2010 à 10:01

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It?s the transfer of the year! The World Champion leaves a team that allowed him to reach the top for a monument to the discipline. At 30 years old (today), Jenson Button leaves Brawn GP (now Mercedes GP) to join McLaren-Mercedes. A decision that gives him? to her only ? the necessary motivation before starting its eleventh season in F1.

“I have never wanted it as much as this year,” explained the Briton to the BBC. “It?s a challenge for me to join a new team alongside Lewis Hamilton. This new environment gives me extra motivation. »

“Is it whiplash?” I can't wait to return to the factory to continue working. I hope we can be competitive from the first laps of the wheels in February,” he adds.

To prepare for this new season, Jenson Button went to train in Finland before discovering the McLaren simulator in Woking: “I felt very quickly integrated into the team. There is always a little fear when you arrive at a new stable but I quickly found my bearings. »