Archive for November 18th, 2009

Formula One: Button, McLaren / Raikkonen takes a break

Posted 18 Nov 2009 - by DonDahlmann
Category F1

He has not done so - Jenson Button has a three-year contract signed with McLaren. Whether that is good for him? And what makes Mercedes now?

lrg-import-vodafone_mclaren_mercedes_mp4-24_-_low_front_view_-_a4_300dpi I have it, frankly, we can not fight quite believe. Button to McLaren? In addition to Hamilton? There are at least three points, so I was skeptical: its speed compared with Hamilton, his nerves and the Hamilton clan. In other words, he could make little harder. Even besides not Alonso or Vettel. What has probably driven him to the cause? Money seems to play a major role. Button did, allegedly, 9 million per season. Now he gets, apparently, 6 million for a total of 18 million in three years. Mercedes / Brawn did not pay, but McLaren says that one button does not pay more than others. Which apparently means that a sponsor has stepped. Since Vodafone already has Hamilton as a face, I type times on Johnny Walker. But it is worth the money?

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