Jenson Button has thanked McLaren for keeping him on for at least another season after they came close to dropping him in favour of Kevin Magnussen.
The Britain will partner Fernando Alonso as he heads into his 16th season and he is relishing the opportunity to go up against such a quick and highly respected driver.
“I am extremely excited to be embarking on my 16th year in Formula 1 and my sixth season for McLaren,” said the 34-year-old.
“Like Fernando, I am certain that McLaren and Honda will achieve great things together, and I feel sure that, working together, all of us will pull incredibly hard to create a brilliantly effective winning team,” he added.
“Being a part of new-look McLaren-Honda is a wonderful opportunity for all of us, and I am very pleased to have been invited to do my bit. In fact, I am absolutely raring to go.
“I am very much looking forward to having a driver as fast and as experienced as Fernando as my team-mate. I am sure we will work extremely well together.”
Finally, Button made reference to Kevin Magnussen who will take up a reserve driver role: “I am also very glad that Kevin will remain part of the team. He is a very quick driver and a really nice guy.”
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