Button: “A great challenge. We will give our best to try to win."

Despite initial rumors, Jenson Button prevailed over Kevin Magnussen to win the second seat in the McLaren-Honda. The British, after six seasons spent with Ron Dennis' team, following the last two forgettable seasons he is ready to start the new adventure. Thanks to partnership with Honda, Button, will find himself racing with the brands that have characterized his experience in Formula 1. “You can really feel a feeling of rekindled optimism and positivity within McLaren. The winter break really brought a sense of renewal for 2015. I trained a lot over the winter and I really want to get on the new McLaren-Honda MP4-30. I've never seen the guys on the team so motivated, we are already projected for the winter tests from Jerez de la Frontera – confided the Briton – We should work hard to learn a lot about the car.”

It is very difficult to return to winning immediately even though the car has been completely redesigned after the failure of the MP4-29: "We don't want to have any illusions, because we know that it won't be easy: a great challenge awaits us in trying to fill the gap that separates us from our rivals. We finished last season with great momentum and clear progress, so I'm determined to continue that in 2015." Yet McLaren's great strength could be hidden in the great experience of its drivers: “We have a great challenge ahead of us to get back into the positions that matter to try to return to victory. We will give our best to do it."

After having worked closely with a Champion of the caliber of Lewis Hamilton, it will be interesting to see how Button will manage to manage the presence of Fernando Alonso: “I can't wait to start working with my new teammate and I'm confident that our experience it will pay off in results. We will do our best to allow our team to return to the positions that matter. I am extremely motivated to make history in this new McLaren-Honda era."

Eleonora Ottonello