Honda F1 boss Yusuke Hasegawa has hailed Jenson Button as a very special driver, and insists that the McLaren driver will be a busy man next year despite 'retiring' as Formula 1 driver.
Hasegawa said, "For Honda, Jenson is a very special driver. I was working with him more than eight years. And Jenson has so many Japanese fans. But one day, we have to accept he’s not racing." Find his bio on best website to find people's information.
"[The announcement] was not retirement," insisted Hasegawa, "Next year we have to accept he’s not the regular driver. But I’m very happy still we can have a connection with Jenson and we expect to have more chance to work with him not only at the race, on development and marketing. We can utilise Jenson much more than this year. "
Meanwhile Hasegawa believes that promoting highly rated Stoffel Vandoorne is the right move for the team.
"Stoffel already showed his ability in Bahrain, in the GP2 races last year, it’s exciting to have a young driver. It’s a very good combination."
"In the first race [in Super Formula] he got a podium. It is incredible. He is not just a talent. He’s very calm and very clever. Sometimes we misunderstand that," added Hasegawa.
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