Button feels like kid again

Button: Sainz success will take years at McLaren
12 September 2016 by    1 min read

Jenson Button admits his decision to take a sabbatical from Formula 1 has left him feeling like a kid again, and is now looking forward to the final part of the season.

Button will not drive at McLaren next season and will be replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne, but he could return in 2017.

That depends on whether Fernando Alonso opts to stay at the team, but Button is not looking too far ahead.

"This is definitely the right thing, I'm going to be seeing my family more which is something I'm very excited about," he said.

"I feel like a kid again, and suddenly I'm in a great position.

"I don't have to worry about certain things, and I can go and do things I've always dreamed of doing. It's a nice feeling.

"It's always a tough decision to not race in Formula 1 because this has been my life ever since I've been an adult.

"Obviously my fans are going to find it weird, but hopefully they understand where I am now, and there is always the possibility I will be racing in 2018 when this is a winning car."

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