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title: "''McLaren should keep Button'' – Hamilton"
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author: "Connor McDonagh"
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published: "2014-11-07T11:16:18Z"
modified: "2014-11-07T11:16:18Z"
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# ''McLaren should keep Button'' – Hamilton

[![Jenson Button at British GP Lewis Hamilton at British GP](https://www.f1update.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/a-210x300.jpg)](https://www.f1update.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/a.jpg)

Championship leader Lewis Hamilton has stated his former employers McLaren should keep Jenson Button for 2015 as he is a ”great asset”.

Button’s future in the sport is under threat as the 2009 World Champion is set to be replaced by Fernando Alonso who is leaving Ferrari after five seasons.

In an interview with the BBC, Hamilton said: ”If I had a team, I would want him in it because he’s a great asset, It’s not the team need a better driver – there are not many out there. They just need a better car, Button is a great driver, still one of the strongest, and he’s had an amazing career. He’s also a decent guy, so it doesn’t correlate.”

Danish driver Kevin Magnussen is expected to be retained by McLaren for 2015.

Hamilton, who partnered Button for three seasons added: “He still has plenty of time, given his ability as a driver, to keep racing and winning.”