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Taking time out from racing a "dream" for Button
Jenson Button says he couldn't be happier after announcing his new two-year deal with McLaren, stressing that he has had little time to relax having been an F1 race driver for the last 17 years. The 2009 world champion will be an ambassador for the team next year, but will also be a part of the simulator programme and will on stand-by as a reserve driver if needed. The intriguing twist to the deal is that McLaren has an option on his services as a race driver or 2018 – so if Fernando Alonso leaves at the end of his current three-year deal, in theory Button will be the first choice to step back. That's assuming that, having taken a year out, he still wants to return to the cockpit. Button...
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