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JayC · 11-18-2009, 06:19 AM

Button has signed for Mclaren

Raikkonen is going rallying for a year as he failed to find a drive for next year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/default.stm

Looking forward to an all English team.

craig2859 · 11-18-2009, 06:52 AM

excellent news that.

Just not sure if Button will now be "shadowed" by Hamilton, now they are in the same car ??

Either way it will be interesting, and "thee" team to support for British Fans

dxb335d · 11-18-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JayC

Button has signed for Mclaren

Raikkonen is going rallying for a year as he failed to find a drive for next year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/default.stm

Looking forward to an all English team.

Kimi has not ''failed'' to find a drive. He is making more money next year By not racing. He wanted a certain retainer and they were a few mill under.

They will Back Lewis more than Button unfortunately.

dxb335d · 11-18-2009, 07:00 AM

a cool year out, 20M euros pocket money and probably a WRC drive !!!

willhollin · 11-18-2009, 07:18 AM

Still a step down from F1 though for Raikkonnen.

dxb335d · 11-18-2009, 07:34 AM

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Still a step down from F1 though for Raikkonnen.

He does not care, shame really. Thats why its gone down this route. If he was bothered he would have taken the pay cut and raced for Mac. His ''Contract-break'' was worth more if he didnt race on 2010. If he did it was substantially less, which is why he wanted to make it up with Mac salary which they were a few mill out!

NFS · 11-18-2009, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JayC

Button has signed for Mclaren

Raikkonen is going rallying for a year as he failed to find a drive for next year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/default.stm

Looking forward to an all English team.

SO .. Basically, Maclaren are buying out Mercedes, which will leave them without a team in 2011. But Maclaren will still be called Vodafone Maclaren Mercedes and will use Mercedes engines engines until 2015. So technically, they still have a team. Sort of. A bit.

So Mercedes buy Brawn (which used to be Honda) and call it Mercedes Grand Prix.

Mercedes won't pay Button £6m a year to stay put, but Maclaren (who haven't bought Mercedes out yet and are still going to be called Mercedes when they do) will pay him £7m to drive for them.

So Button is leaving Mercedes to go to Mercedes, because Mercedes would not pay him enough money, but Mercedes will.

Very clear.

Still, it will be great to have Hamilton and Button in equally matched cars. You couldn't ask for a more objective test of driving ability.

Albeit that Carlos has already said that the Maclaren team will pick on Button, give him skinny pram tyres and put sugar in his petrol tank just to make Hamilton win.

E902717 · 11-18-2009, 07:44 AM

Brilliant!

Steve A · 11-18-2009, 11:42 AM

Hamilton is the fastest driver in formula 1 imo however next year with no refuelling etc the guy who doesnt wreck the tyres will hold an advantage and thats JB.

im really looking forward to McClaren winning the world championship

marlie · 11-18-2009, 12:39 PM

British Dream Team!! awesome news!!!

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