Button looks to stay at McLaren as Honda returning to F1

Jenson Button has made another push to remain at McLaren after suggesting experience is the key if the team’s rekindled relationship with Honda is to hit the ground running.

The Japanese engine manufacturer is returning to Formula One for the first time since pulling their team out of the sport ahead of the 2009 season — the year which saw Button crowned champion driving for a Brawn team which rose from the ashes of the defunct Honda outfit.

McLaren will see a 20-year partnership with Mercedes come to an end before the 2015 season and have signed a deal to be reunited with Honda, with which they enjoyed a period of domination in the late 1980s.