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Dennis: Button deal not a retirement
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Jenson Button's sabbatical from racing in F1 next season is not a retirement as he may race in 2018, says McLaren boss Ron Dennis. The 2009 world champion announced on Saturday evening he will not race for McLaren in 2017, with Stoffel Vandoorne taking his seat as Button takes on roles as an ambassador and reserve driver. With McLaren holding an option over Button to race in 2018, Dennis was keen to stress it does not necessarily mean the Briton will not return to the grid in future. Vandoorne to replace Button at McLaren in 2017 “To avoid any confusion, forget the word retirement," Dennis said. "That’s not in the vocabulary, that isn’t what we’re...
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