12/21/2009

From Brawn GP's "Button" is a McLaren "Button"

    F1 is turning on its head. After statements, that Brawn GP is a great team, and this season's line up is perfect, Jenson Button has gone to an another team. He signed the contract with McLaren-Mercedes for the next three years.
  
    I've never paid much attention to Button, but this movement took me aback. As a champion, he made some statements that he is well satisfied with the team and he didn't see any reasons why should he change it. Obviously he had to find something. He substantiates his decision as he has chosen the challenge instead of the money...



    Not only me but also Mr. Brawn was surprised. Actually he was disappointed with Button's decision to leave. He had to make a new line up, because Barrichello signed the contract with Williams and he will be a team-mate with Nico Hülkenberg. We know now that Brawn GP had knitted together with Mercedes and there's an old-new team Mercedes GP. They've already signed a great driver Nico Rosberg.
 
    In fact it's going to be interesting. McLaren now has the two latest world champs. Who's going to be the favourite one and who's going to be in the second row? Is it going to be like it was when Hamilton and Alonso were team-mates?



    I find Coulthard's enouncement interesting : "This is an opportunity to see the last two world champs putting their reputation on the line on an equal footing."
 
   Honestly, Hamilton will always be the NUMBER ONE in McLaren, so there's no chance to see an equal footing. Eventhough it's a British team with British drivers, there's a little chance for Button to become the favorite one.
    Well, we will see it in 2010.



   

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