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Oct 10
Jenson Button has admitted he is working to build a team around him at McLaren.
Even as reigning champion, when the Briton arrived at McLaren in 2010, paddock figures likened the move to entering Lewis Hamilton’s “lion’s den”. Less than three seasons in, Hamilton’s long McLaren relationship is set to terminate, with Button now insisting that he – and not Hamilton’s successor Sergio Perez – is the driver to bet on for 2013 spoils.
Oct 15
Jenson Button’s push to prominence at McLaren has been a deliberate attempt to build the famous team around him.
Many commentators viewed the 2009 world champion’s arrival last year to be the highly rated Lewis Hamilton’s new teammate as akin to walking into “the lion’s den”. But less than two seasons later, Button is poised to beat the beleaguered Hamilton in the drivers’ standings and has signed a new multiple year contract.
Jun 21
Mercedes reportedly offered to build a replica of the BGP001 car
Jenson Button had to file legal action before his former team handed over his prize for winning the 2009 world championship. When the 30-year-old agreed to lower his salary amid the Honda/Brawn management takeover, a clause was added to his contract.