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Herbert: Button must build McLaren ties

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:53:40 +0000

Jenson Button can boost his chances of taking the fight to Lewis Hamilton at McLaren in 2010 if he establishes strong ties with the men he will work most closely with as soon as he can.

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Whitmarsh: Driver rivalry good for team

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:25:47 +0000

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh is confident that the competitive rivalry between his 2010 drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton will spur the team on rather than becoming destructive

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Ecclestone 'surprised' at Button's team switch

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:50:26 +0000

Having spent years at Honda despite the team's difficulties, and having won the driver's title this year under its successful Brawn GP guise, Jenson Button recently decided to switch to the McLaren team where he will join fellow World Champion Lewis Hamilton in 2010...

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Vettel surprised by Button's switch

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:56:37 +0000

Sebastian Vettel was shocked by title rival Jenson Button's move to McLaren, and expects Mercedes GP to be a strong contender in 2010

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Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton and McLaren: Dream Ticket Or Huge Mistake?

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:13:29 +0000

The 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button will drive alongside 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton for McLaren in an all-English line-up next season. Adamo Digby looks at the move and wonders if the current champion might have made a mistake in choosing what some view as Formula One's most difficult seat. So picture the scene. You are Formula One's top driver, just crowned World Champion and have the coveted No. 1 on your car for the season. You are the best in the business. You chose to move teams for a new challenge, joining McLaren Mercedes as you feel they offer the best opportunity to win again. Yet from minute one, you are not treated as number-one. The team you should be leading belongs to someone else. The other driver is king here, loved, honoured and obeyed. The car, the racing suits, the seats all designed to bring out the best in a driver you know you are better than. You have nothing to prove to anyone, yet he rules this particular kingdom. You're new, he's been a part of the ...

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F1: Button Switched For 'New Challenge'

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:20:21 +0000

Jenson Button revealed this week that he will make less money at McLaren then he did at Brawn...

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F1: Mercedes GP In No Hurry To Replace Button

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:58 +0000

Ross Brawn has hinted strongly that the newly re-branded Mercedes GP team is only on the market for a single driver for 2010...

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Mercedes in no hurry to replace Button

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:48:19 +0000

Ross Brawn has hinted strongly that the newly rebranded Mercedes team is only on the market for a single driver for 2010...

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No early contract release for Button

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:07:47 +0000

Brawn chief executive Nick Fry has announced pre-emptively that Jenson Button will not be released to commence work for his new team McLaren in the remaining days of 2009...

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Button admits taking pay cut to join McLaren

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:00 +0000

Formula One champion Jenson Button admitted Thursday he took a pay cut to join McLaren and team with 2008 winner Lewis Hamilton.

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Button takes pay cut to join McLaren (AP)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:10:34 +0000

Formula One drivers champion Jenson Button admits he has taken a pay cut to join last year's winner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren but says he made the move from Brawn for a new challenge. A day after the move was revealed, Button said on Thursday it would be strange being a rival to Brawn after seven years even though his former team, which also won the constructors' title, will now be under...

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Button says he needed a fresh challenge

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:46 +0000

Jenson Button insists the need for a new challenge was the only reason why he decided to leave the Brawn team to drive for McLaren next year.

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F1: Brawn Chiefs Disappointed

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:37:14 +0000

Brawn/Mercedes bosses Ross Brawn and Nick Fry have admitted regret after Jenson Button jumped ship to rivals McLaren...

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F1: Button Can Thrive Alongside Hamilton

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:34:39 +0000

David Coulthard has rubbished reports his friend Jenson Button will be unable to thrive alongside fellow British world champion Lewis Hamilton at McLaren...

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Brawn will not release Button early

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:24:19 +0000

Jenson Button will be blocked from doing any work for his new team McLaren before the end of the year by his current employer Brawn, AUTOSPORT can reveal

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Coulthard looks forward to McLaren battle

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:54:54 +0000

David Coulthard has rubbished reports his friend Jenson Button will be unable to thrive alongside fellow British world champion Lewis Hamilton at McLaren...

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Brawn disappointed with Button outcome

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:21:08 +0000

Brawn/Mercedes bosses Ross Brawn and Nick Fry have admitted disappointment after 2009 world champion Jenson Button on Wednesday jumped ship to rivals McLaren...

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