Newly-crowned Formula One world champion Jenson Button hopes to stay with his Brawn GP team next season, and is relishing the prospect of going head-to-head with Lewis Hamilton again.
Speaking after returning from Sao Paulo where he finished fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix to take the title on Sunday, Button said he hadn’t discussed a new contract yet.
However, he insisted he was not motivated solely by the prospect of earning more money.
“I’m not one of these drivers who’s going to be looking for a new team that can pay me a big amount of money, that’s not what I’m about. I want to go and win races again,” Button said. Times LIVE
“I want to go and win races again so I want to be with Brawn, we just haven’t discussed it during the season which was the right thing to do so we could concentrate on getting the titles wrapped up - constructors’ and the drivers’ - but now we can sit down and discuss it a bit more.
“I am going to put a bit of pressure on them for sure. I have experienced so much with this team. Before it was Brawn it was obviously another manufacturer.
“I joined this team in 2003 and a lot has changed since then. We have been through some fantastic times, a lot of very difficult times and obviously we have just achieved our first goal which was to be world champions.”
He added: “We are going to enjoy this moment very, very much. I am not going to think about next year for a few days, but then we will start talks about next season. SkySports
He is out of contract at the end of the year and wants to stay. However, he expects also to be rewarded for his efforts and to have his salary restored to something more appropriate to a world champion.
A figure of around £8 million a year has been bandied about in the media, although driver salaries are coming down across the board as teams cut costs and tighten their belts.
“I want to be here next year and I want to be with a team that can challenge for victories like this season and I think Brawn can do that,” he said after clinching the title with a race to spare in Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
“These guys are not one hit wonders,” added the Briton, who was due to fly back to Britain by private jet on Monday after celebrating his success.
“We have some sensationally talented people in our team. It might not be big like some other teams but that will be a benefit to us next season as the teams have to get smaller.
“We are in a great position. We have worked on this year’s car as much as we possibly could but we have also worked on next year’s car. This isn’t it for Brawn GP for sure,” said the Englishman. Yahoo! Eurosport
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