McLaren CEO Ron Dennis says he expects Jenson Button to remain with the team for 2016.
Button’s current drive was only confirmed late last year, as McLaren weighed up whether to partner he or team-mate Kevin Magnussen with the incoming Fernando Alonso.
McLaren has suffered a miserable season, with Button scoring just four points all year with the under-powered Honda package.
The Woking-based squad also has both Magnussen and current GP2 points leader Stoffel Vandoorne on its books, prompting calls that this might be Button’s lasts season in Formula 1.
But Dennis insists he has no intention of replacing the 2009 champion next year.
“Jenson Button has a two-year contract with McLaren,” Dennis told Sky Sports F1. “We are not even thinking about drivers at the moment. Both of them are doing an amazing job.”
“It would be very, very easy for both of them to be critical of McLaren – and they are not.”
Dennis is adamant that McLaren can still turn around its season and expects the team to be more competitive at the coming races.
“They are driving the car and they know that the car is extremely quick in corners,” he explained.
“It is not quite the match of the Mercedes at the moment but it is in many of the corners and it is certainly a match for most of the cars on the grid.
“Everyone in Formula 1 knows that. Everyone can look at data and establish where we are quick and where we are slow.
“But there is nothing more certain than that we will be back
“I believe step-by-step we will get there, we want to believe everything we are told by our partners, Honda, and if they deliver against their promises then there is no question that we will be far more competitive in the next few races.”
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