Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and More

For the third year in succession, Jenson Button is set to play a lead role in Formula One's driver market. The 2009 world champion survived two near-misses in 2014 and '15, but this is likely to be the season Button's time at McLaren-Honda comes to an end, with the team's excitement about reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne common knowledge. Should Button lose his seat alongside Fernando Alonso, a place at Williams could allow him to postpone his retirement, and the British driver has admitted a return to the place where his F1 career started could be an option for 2017. With his McLaren contract not due to expire until the end of next year, Alonso is almost certain to drive for the team in 2017, but he has once again been discussing his event...

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