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      09-03-2016, 07:33 PM   #23
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Button stepping down at Mclaren.

http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/vi...rne_confirmed/

Got into F1 after seeing this guy in Top Gear and following Brawn in '09.

Kinda sad to see to you go JB.
Button will be replaced by the Belgian "Stoffel Vandoorne"
He speaks like my first language Flemish..
Crazy to think Max was a year old when Button started his F1 career.
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Crazy to think Max was a year old when Button started his F1 career.
Spot on !
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Sadly it is not fair..
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Button stepping down at Mclaren.

http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/vi...rne_confirmed/

Got into F1 after seeing this guy in Top Gear and following Brawn in '09.

Kinda sad to see to you go JB.
This is super sad. Why is he retiring?
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This is super sad. Why is he retiring?
Alonso has a contract that runs through 2017. Button's contract is done. Apparently Vandoorne is highly rated and a hot item in the paddock, who is no longer accepting of a reserve drive role. If Mclaren didn't give him a seat he would've most likely gone to Renault or taken in by Mercedes through one of the midfield teams or maybe Manor. IMO, Button hasn't lost pace and has continued to improve his racecraft even this late in his career. Unfortunately 3 doesn't go into 2 so hence Button stepping back.

I don't think it's a bad deal at all. Button has his WDC. I highly doubt Williams will be a better situation to contend next year (they will most likely finish 4th, down from 3rd last year). He won't be hurting for coin. He's getting paid by Mclaren for 2 years to help develop the car, do marketing as a brand ambassador and might even be back in a car if Alonso decides to bounce due to a less/non competitive car. I'd take that deal too if I was JB.

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This is super sad. Why is he retiring?
Alonsof has a contract that runs through 2017. Button'so contract is done. Apparently Vandoorne is highly rated and a hot item in the paddock, who is no longer accepting of a reserve drive role. If Mclaren didn't give him a seat he would've most likely gone to Renault or taken in by Mercedes through one of the midfield teams or maybe Manor. IMO, Button hasn't lost pace and has continued to improve his racecraft even this late in his career. Unfortunately 3 doesn't go into 2 so henceasy Button stepping back.

I don't think it's a bad deal at all. Button has his WDC. I highly doubt Williams will be a better situation to contend next year (they will most likely finish 4th, down from 3rd last year). He won't be hurting for coin. He's getting paid by Mclaren for 2 years to help develop the car, do marketing as a brand ambassador and might even be back in a car if Alonso decides to bounce due to a less/non competitive car. I'd take that deal too if I was JB.
Makes sense. But will definitely miss JB.
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Button will be replaced by the Belgian "Stoffel Vandoorne"
He speaks like my first language Flemish..
The Spa GP is gonna be crazy next year with Max and Stoffel racing.
Attendance will be sky high - Dutch and Belgian F1 fans to the rescue of the sport.
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The Spa GP is gonna be crazy next year with Max and Stoffel racing.
Attendance will be sky high - Dutch and Belgian F1 fans to the rescue of the sport.
Indeed...Let's hope

Here an update from the today Belgian newspaper about Max .We saw that Max had a really bad start in Spa and Monza , he lost twice 4-5 places at the start !
Max complaned repeatedly about this problem , because normally his reaction time to the green lights is outstanding..

Now finally the Red Bull engineers figured out that his "Anti-stall system" was locked too long for the reaction of the launch of his car, and caused a kind of slow motion reaction from his car !
Finally the Red Bull engineering discovered the software error ..

Not sure if you know it ? Max is actually Belgian , and not Dutch .
Max his ID (passport) and his civilian driver licence are Belgian .
Only his F1 driver license is Dutch , and that's why we see the Dutch flag on his car .
Doesn't matter because we really like Mad-Max !
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Indeed...Let's hope

Here an update from the today Belgian newspaper about Max .We saw that Max had a really bad start in Spa and Monza , he lost twice 4-5 places at the start !
Max complaned repeatedly about this problem , because normally his reaction time to the green lights is outstanding..

Now finally the Red Bull engineers figured out that his "Anti-stall system" was locked too long for the reaction of the launch of his car, and caused a kind of slow motion reaction from his car !
Finally the Red Bull engineering discovered the software error ..

Not sure if you know it ? Max is actually Belgian , and not Dutch .
Max his ID (passport) and his civilian driver licence are Belgian .
Only his F1 driver license is Dutch , and that's why we see the Dutch flag on his car .
Doesn't matter because we really like Mad-Max !
Mercedes need to recruit that RB engineer as soon as possible!
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Mercedes need to recruit that RB engineer as soon as possible!
Exactly !
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