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Button Clarifies The Situatation
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Jenson Button clarifies the situation
Over his contract(s) at Williams
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Jenson wants to stay at BAR
Jenson Button has decided to release the following statement to clarify his contractual debate with team Williams and his plans for the 2006 season:
A meeting took place in the conference room at Williams' Grove headquarters at 12 o'clock on Tuesday 12 July 2005. This meeting was attended by Jenson Button personally, together with his manager, Richard Goddard. On the Williams side the meeting was attended by Sir Frank Williams, together with Patrick Head, as well as the Williams Chief Executive Officer Chris Chapple, the Williams Technical Director Sam Michael, and the Williams in-house lawyer John Healey.
The meeting lasted about 1 hour. During the course of the meeting Sir Frank Williams asked Jenson a specific question
"From what you are saying it sounds like you don't wan to be here next season." To this Jenson replied
"No I don't."
There is no question of there being a lack of clarity or misunderstanding on this point.
It has been suggested that Sir Frank Williams that a contract between Jenson Button and Williams (and there remain outstanding questions to its validity) was signed 7 months ago, which would be in January of this year. This is incorrect. There are two documents which are relevant, one dated August 2004, and one dated September 2004.
Quotes have also been attributed in the media to Sir Frank Williams to say that Williams paid a substantial amount in option money on Jenson in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. Again, to set the record straight, the facts are as follows:
Payments made were not payments made by Williams to retain an option over Jenson's services. In fact the payments were quite the opposite. The were payments made by Williams to Jenson in exchange for Jenson agreeing not to enforce a contract which he had entitling him to drive for Williams.
H.G.
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Massa driving for Ferrari for 2k6
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Massa thrilled to join Ferrari
'The best opportunity of my career'
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Massa in red, back in 2004
Ferrari announced today that Rubens Barrichello will not drive for them in 2006. The Brazilian will be replaced by his fellow countryman Felipe Massa, who is driving for Sauber this season.
Massa, a former Ferrari test driver who is managed by Nicolas Todt, son of Ferrari boss Jean Todt, said he was up for the challenge of stepping in to replace Barrichello.
"I feel ready for this new challenge, which is the best opportunity of my career. I am aware of the responsibility it places on me and I cannot wait to be part of a team like Ferrari, alongside the best driver in the world, Michael Schumacher," he said on his website.
"Maranello has believed in me since 2001, when I had yet to make my Formula 1 debut. Now, I am in my third season as a Sauber driver and I can also count on a years experience as a Ferrari test driver, an experience which helped me to grow a great deal."
The 24-year-old, who is lying 13th in the drivers' standings with eight points, added:
"I wish to thank Peter Sauber for having had faith in me over these past three years. I will do my very best in the final six races of the season to get the best possible results for his team."
H.G.
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