(McLaren-Honda)
Sir Stirling Moss is the latest former Formula One driver to
urge McLaren-Honda to retain 2009 world champion Jenson Button, both Kevin
Magnussen and Jenson Button have been left waiting to hear which one of the
will be retained for 2015.
Moss believes that the current situation McLaren find
themselves in should not have been allowed to happen and that a driver of
Button’s calibre should be kept for next season. It is widely expected that
Fernando Alonso will re-join the Woking based outfit having left the team at
the end of the 2007 Formula One season as the Spaniard had a frosty
relationship with both Lewis Hamilton and McLaren boss Ron Dennis.
Moss, who never won the Formula One world championship but
finished runner-up four times confirmed that he has spoken to Button and
suggested that he seek racing opportunities outside Formula One.
He confirmed that he suggested to Button that he join Audi
in the World Endurance Championship following the retirement of Tom Kristensen.
Button began his Formula One career with the BMW Williams
team in the year 2000 having won a shootout with Bruno Junquiera following tests
with the Prost and McLaren Formula One teams in 1999.
Button has stated that he has been happy with his
performances in 2014 particularly in the last few races despite having a less
then competitive car in the MP4-29.
© Ben Johnston 2014
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