Jenson Button has to wait until DECEMBER to find out whether he has McLaren future
Jenson Button will have to wait until the conclusion of a McLaren board meeting in early December before discovering his fate. Group CEO Ron Dennis promised Button and team-mate Kevin Magnussen an answer as to who would be in the car next year prior to the end of the Formula One season which culminated in Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Jenson Button faces an agonising wait until December to find out whether he has a future with McLaren Button pictured driving in practice for McLaren in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the weekend Fernando Alonso's return to McLaren is expected to be confirmed, leaving Button's place in jeopardy With Honda also returning to McLaren as power-unit supplier, Button's 15 years of experience in tandem with double world champion Alonso would appear to be the logical choice. Kevin Magnussen is the alternative option for McLaren, who will make a decision in a December board meeting McLaren CEO Ron Dennis said the team will choose in December which racer it wants for next season Asked as to the difficulties behind the decision, Dennis added: 'It depends where you look at the whole thing from because you can make arguments in all directions.
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