Until today, McLaren were the last team never announced the squad for the next season. And if the signing of the contract with Fernando Alonso almost no doubt, behind the wheel of the second car could be as Jenson button and Kevin Magnussen, who defended the honour of the British team this year. On the side of the first were the experience and support of shareholders, the latter could boast of interest Danish sponsors and patronage Ron Dennis, the head of the team.
The choice was so difficult that pedantic British had a week to postpone a decision initially to announce the team in Woking had planned on December 5. Eventually, the company McLaren and Honda decided to bet on experience, sending promising Magnussen on the bench - Dane will remain in the structure of the team and, most likely, will continue his career in the Japanese Super GT series. Quite possibly not the last role in the decision has played a long-lasting cooperation of the Button with the Japanese: Jenson worked with Honda for 6 years.
Let's hope that the famous team next year things will go uphill with such composition! The McLaren is one of the most powerful pairs of pilots for two by Alonso and Button 500 Grand Prix and 3 of title. Both extremely motivated: Fernando desperately needs a third title and the button are excited about the years of the contract. Now it all depends on Japanese motorboat will they be able to build a good engine, decent legendary turbomaster the late 1980s?