Jenson Button has emerged as a contender to join Lewis Hamilton at McLaren . We 've worked so hard for these achievements for so many years , '' Button told the Formula One official Web site . `` Some of us were here from the beginning back in 1998 and I arrived halfway through our journey in 2003 but everyone has put so much work in . ` The British driver is understood to be keen on the role of team principal and would have been expected to make an announcement in the coming days. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh refused to rule out a move for Button . Button paid tribute to Brawn 's staff at their headquarters in the United Kingdom .
Jenson Button has emerged as a contender to join Lewis Hamilton at McLaren . The British driver is understood to be keen on the role of team principal and would have been expected to make an announcement in the coming days. Team principal Martin Whitmarsh refused to rule out a move for Button . Button paid tribute to Brawn 's staff at their headquarters in the United Kingdom .