McLaren's has confirmed that Jenson Button will partner Lewis Hamilton at McLaren next season in an all-British line-up of Formula One champions.
The multi-year deal completes an astonishing year for 29-year-old Button, who did not know if he had a future in the sport last December when his then-employers Honda pulled out.
He went on to win six of the first seven races of the season for Brawn GP, the team that emerged from the remains of Honda and is now being rebranded as Mercedes Grand Prix,.
Button ays he's followed the McLaren team ever since he was a small boy, and it feels unbelievable finally to be a part of it.
The signing means Mercedes-powered McLaren will have two champion drivers for the first time the France's Alain Prost and the Brazilian Ayrton Senna in 1989.
It will also be the first time a team has started the new season with the most recent two title-holders as well as the first pairing of British champions since Graham Hill joined Jim Clark at Lotus in 1968.
