Formula 1’s Latest Rumours and Talk: Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and More

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Published: June 23, 2016

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For the third year in succession, Jenson Button is set to play a lead role in Formula One's driver market.

The 2009 world champion survived two near-misses in 2014 and '15, but this is likely to be the season Button's time at McLaren-Honda comes to an end, with the team's excitement about reserve driver Stoffel Vandoorne common knowledge.

Should Button lose his seat alongside Fernando Alonso, a place at Williams could allow him to postpone his retirement, and the British driver has admitted a return to the place where his F1 career started could be an option for 2017.

With his McLaren contract not due to expire until the end of next year, Alonso is almost certain to drive for the team in 2017, but he has once again been discussing his eventual exit from the sport.

The two-time world champion, who has already revealed the success of the 2017 regulations will determine his future, believes he will know exactly when to walk away from F1, suggesting he has no intention of outstaying his welcome in the same way as Kimi Raikkonen, Felipe Massa and Button himself.

A potential rival to Button for a 2017 Williams seat is Felipe Nasr, who also began his F1 career at the British team in a test-driver role.

Sauber's lacklustre start to 2016 may count against the Brazilian in the race for a competitive seat, but Nasr has revealed he is treating the team's struggles as a valuable, if unwelcome, learning experience.

Carlos Sainz Jr.'s emergence as Toro Rosso's lead driver since Max Verstappen's ascension to Red Bull has also seen the Spaniard linked with a move away. 

But team principal Franz Tost has expressed his confidence that Sainz will complete his three-year apprenticeship with Toro Rosso, while offering a glimmer of hope to Daniil Kvyat.

Closing our latest roundup is Sebastian Vettel, who—despite his support for increased cockpit safety—has explained...
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