Jenson Button will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.
The 2009 world champion made the announcement after qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix this afternoon.
Button will be replaced at McLaren by Belgian youngster Stoffel Vandoorne.
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will bring to an end a glittering career that has seen Button win 15 Grands Prix.
The Frome racer will remain at McLaren beyond the end of the season as an ambassador for the team. It remains to be seen whether he will continue to race in another series outside of F1.
Button's retirement also brings to an end rumours that he would switch to the Williams team for 2017 and rejoin the outfit that gave him his break in Formula One back in 2000.
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