That would leave the reigning champion team without a race winner in its 2010 line-up. Rumours place Nico Rosberg at the team for 2010, potentially partnering Nick Heidfeld. The news also means Brawn – now Mercedes Grand Prix – will not retain either of its drivers for 2010. There is a vacancy at former team Renault, assuming they remain in F1 next year. With Button joining McLaren, Heikki Kovalainen is left to find a new team. By taking on Hamilton he has an opportunity to prove the doubters wrong.
It will also be the first time two previous world champions have paired up since the infamous Ayrton Senna-Alain Prost partnership of 1988-1989, also at McLaren.īutton’s win-less second half of 2009 – after a dominant start to the season – led some to question whether he ‘deserved’ his championship.
The surprising move, first reported by Alan Henry in The Guardian, will not only mean Britain’s two best F1 drivers today facing each other in the same team. The logical thing would be for him to stay with us, but of course logic doesn’t always prevail. His best future is with our team, where he has a good group around him, and there’s a lot to be said for that. Ross Brawn earlier told The Independent he was “amazed” about Button’s talks with McLaren, adding: He will team up with Lewis Hamilton in a move that will see McLaren retain the number one on their car.
Jenson Button has been confirmed as a McLaren driver for 2010.
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