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Will he? Or won't he? Button retirement saga drags on

McLaren hinted on Friday that Jenson Button was planning to call time on his Formula 1 career but said they still hoped to persuade Britain's 2009 world champion to stay with them next season. 'Jenson is a fantastic guy, a world champion and a big part of our family at Honda and McLaren for six seasons,' managing director Jonathan Neale told reporters after a wet day of practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. 'We are contracted with him, we want him to stay and we like him very much,' he added. 'But if your driver doesn't really want to be in the seat, then we have to respect that.' Button's future has become a hot topic in the Formula One paddock, with mounting speculation earlier in the...
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