Button: “I'm happy to have Fernando as a teammate”

No rivalry or jealousy – for now – at home McLaren-Honda, where probably the least accommodating driver of the Circus - and to be honest perhaps also the most talented - has recently landed alongside the 2009 world champion, alias Fernando Alonso, with one more World Cup under his belt than the Englishman.
It's true that the season has yet to kick off and that for now the couple has only been side by side on the occasion of the various promotional releases, but like the true gentleman he is, Button continues to declare himself happy with the Spaniard's presence in the team.

Media and fans will certainly remember the difficult coexistence in McLaren in 2007, when Alonso shared the spotlight with another rooster in the henhouse, Lewis Hamilton. Life at home, however, is more peaceful Ferrari, where alongside the Asturian there were drivers much less hungry for spotlights such as Raikkonen e Sponge.

According to “His Majesty” Ron Dennis However, Fernando has grown and compared to 2007 he is now "more mature". The descent of him to Woking therefore she was not at the top of the class. “She talked about equality, 'I accept equality,'” Dennis revealed.

The place of Alonso it was previously occupied by the rookie Kevin Magnussen, but despite the decidedly important change, Button he said he was more than happy to share the garage with a driver of Fernando's caliber.

“I think every driver wants a competitive teammate,” he said Button to the Spanish newspaper AS. “It's always a positive thing to see how others work, with their difficulties and strengths, and even better to work with someone who has Fernando's experience. He's a two-time world champion and has been around longer than me. He has driven for several teams so I think it's just a benefit to have him with us,” added the Englishman.

“I have always said that I would have wanted the best drivers at my side and that I would have liked to have Fernando as a teammate. Now we're here. It's an excellent partnership and I'm sure we will work well together,” he concluded Button.

Nina Stefanelli