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McLaren's Jenson Button has stated that he has done all he can to convince McLaren to retain his services for the 2015 season amid mounting speculation about his Formula One future.
The 2009 world champion is out of contract with the team at the end of the season and with Honda returning to Formula One next season as a 'works engine supplier' to the Woking based outfit it was believed that they were looking to go in a different direction with the McLaren line-up with speculation that they were looking at hiring Sebastian Vettel from Red Bull and Fernando Alonso from Ferrari.
Speaking ahead of this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix however Honda's head of motorsport Yasuhisa Arai confirmed that no decision has been made as to who will drive for McLaren next season.
Button has said that he has done everything that has been asked of him by the team and has worked extremely hard on Sunday afternoon's to give the team the best possible results.
It is understood that no decision will come until the end of the 2014 season as the McLaren and Honda have said that they have other things to work on before a driver announcement can be made. For his part Fernando Alonso replied 'no' when asked by reporters on Thursday whether he had visited Honda's factory or spoken to Honda about next season.
Jenson Button is currently in seventh place in the championship equal on points with Sahara Force India's Nico Hulkenberg on 72.
© Ben Johnston 2014
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