Jenson Button says he wishes to end his career with his current team, McLaren, saying he can’t see himself racing in F1 unless it’s with the British outfit.
The 2009 world champion joined McLaren at the start of the 2010 season after leaving Brawn GP, having clinched the drivers’ title. He has been with the team in various guises since joining them from Renault in 2003.
He started his F1 career with Williams over ten years ago.
“When I finish racing here, I won’t be racing in Formula 1 anymore,” Button told Autosport magazine. “I’m very happy here. I want to enjoy my racing and I’m really enjoying my time here. I can’t see any reason to be anywhere else.
“I’m driving for one of the best teams in the world. It’s a position that most drivers would love to be in and I’ve worked very hard for it. I might be around for three years, five years…I don’t know.”
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh welcomed the news, saying a new contract for as many years as he wishes, would be a formality.
“If Jenson says he is totally committed and wants to do x more years, then I suspect that we could quickly come to an agreement.
“He’s a tremendous asset to the team and when we get around to that, I hope that it will be a quick and easy conversation.”
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