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BUTTON: I WAS ON THE CUSP OF A DRIVE FOR FERRARI IN FORMULA 1 By Graham Keilloh
Button (l) nearly joined Ferrari
Formula 1 champion Jenson Button has told Motorsport News he almost moved from McLaren to Ferrari in the early 2010s and says he would love to have raced for the legendary Italian team.
The 15-time grand prix winner tackles the MN readers’ Q&A this week and gives a revealing insight into talks that almost meant he switched to Maranello in the early part of the 2010s decade. Button told Motorsport News: “There was a good possibility sort of eight years ago but it didn’t materialise at the end. Pretty much contracts were ready to go but for many different reasons it didn’t [happen] and I was probably better off where I was. “There’s just something about that team. I would love to have raced for Ferrari at some point.” On whether the move meant racing alongside Fernando Alonso, Button said “possibly”.
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