Brawn confident Button will stay.Summary: Ross Brawn Ross Brawn (born November 23, 1954) is a British motorsport engineer. He has worked for a number of Formula 1 teams, latterly as the technical director of the championship-winning Benetton Formula and Scuderia Ferrari teams. He took a sabbatical from the sport in 2006. has insisted world champion Jenson Button Jenson Alexander Lyons Button, often called Jense, (born 19 January, 1980) is an English Formula One racing driver. He currently competes for the Honda Racing F1 team. He won his first Grand Prix in Hungary, on August 6 2006 after 113 races. is "99 per cent certain" to stay with his Brawn GP team next season. Ross Brawn has insisted world champion Jenson Button is "99 per cent certain" to stay with his Brawn GP team next season. Talks are continuing to try to deliver a pay deal worthy of Button's new champion status, and it has been reported Brawn GP are prepared to offer the Briton Brit·on n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Great Britain. 2. One of a Celtic people inhabiting ancient Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. 3. A member of a Brittonic-speaking people. close to Au8 million-a-year. Button took a Au5 million pay cut when former team owners Honda honda a quick release metal eyelet for the end of a lariat. When the restrained animal is no longer required it is not necessary to slacken off the loop and pull it over the head—a very great advantage when working with wild cattle or unbroken horses. pulled out last December, and even agreed to pay for his own flights and hotel bills. But Brawn looks set to reward him with a huge salary hike to keep him from the clutches of other ambitious teams. Brawn said: "Jenson's obviously a great driver, so he's got to be a target. We want Jenson to stay in the team, and I think we'll find a solution. "Jenson has a contract with us. But that contract is not the salary of a world champion, not the salary of a team that is in a much stronger position than it was ten months ago." He added: "We're working with Jenson to find a balance between what we can afford and what he feels is fair for his status and the contribution he can make in the future." Asked if he is 100 per cent sure Button will stay, Brawn replied: "You're never 100 per cent - but I'd say 99 per cent." The Formula One season wraps up in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (ä`b  thä`bē, zä–, dä–), Arab. Abu Zabi, sheikhdom (1995 pop. 928,360), c. next weekend, and
Brawn expects the situation to be resolved within a fortnight fort·night n. A period of 14 days; two weeks. [Middle English fourtenight, alteration of fourtene night, fourteen nights : Old English f of that final race. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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