Button McLaren gamble.FOR a driver who rode to the Formula One title by taking as few a risks as possible, Jenson Button's switch to McLaren represents a considerable gamble. Button might be world champion but he will have to play second fiddle second fiddle n. Informal 1. A secondary role. 2. One who plays a secondary role. second fiddle Noun Informal a person who has a secondary status Noun to fellow Brit Lewis Hamilton Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is a British Formula One racing driver. Hamilton started karting aged eight. When he was ten,[1] at his new team. Hamilton is the superior driver and more marketable, so it is unimaginable that McLaren will not construct next year's model around his needs. That certainly won't suit Button, who is an altogether different breed of racer to the 2008 champion. Their requirements are incompatible. Hamilton likes to wrestle with his vehicle, favouring a car with a wild back end, while the Frome-born man prefers a smoother ride. It has been suggested that Button had little choice in his exit from Brawn following the Mercedes Benz takeover of his former team. Given their decline at the end of last season, however, the decision to part company may have been mutual. Regardless, it promises to be a fascinating subplot sub·plot n. 1. A plot subordinate to the main plot of a literary work or film. Also called counterplot, underplot. 2. A subdivision of a plot of land, especially a plot used for experimental purposes. in the new term. |
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