View Poll Results: Should Jenson have left for Williams

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Thread: Button to leave BAR for Williams

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    Button approached williams not the other way round

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    Well, Button's management approached williams
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    Button approached williams not the other way round
    As for williams - i don't think they had any contractual options on button. And i can understand why they snapped him. Buttons management might've wanted to go for the big bucks and the proven team and might've pushed him. If that is the case he may not be too comfortable with the decision. i don't think williams are culprits here though.
    Thats what i meant. I know buttons management approached williams. But there was still a question of whether williams had any options on him. And i think that whatever options they had ages ago have already expired.
    Whether button was pushed by his management is another matter. It may not have been his first choice until his management had a chat with him.
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    Button and Williams are on speed sunday now. Should be interesting.
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    Ta for the Head's up

    Completely forgot it was on..
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    BAR were very patient with Button, allowed him to mature into what i firmly believe will be the next British World Champion.

    I could see it coming he would always go back to Williams however i will be interested to see how he fits back into the team. BAR come across as very cutting edge and stylish, which Button suits as a role....from a branding point of view, BAR was where he should have stayed. But from a team point of view...Williams will dominate the sport again someday soon
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    I think its good for him, good for williams & it is the only way he is ever going to win anything. As long as they sort the car out anyway

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    Holy thread revival batman!

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    Wasn't there this hype before this season even started? He was considering moving to Williams, but had one final year on his contract at BAR. I think that the Williams team is a tad faster, and also marginly faster. It is all those years at the top which has honed their designing skills.
    that's the chicken!!!

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    Check the date this was originally posted- hence my previous comment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by [exit]
    I think that the Williams team is a tad faster, and also marginly faster.

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    Moving on almost a year from my last post...

    Button should go neither BAR nor Williams next season (BAR being the preferred if he has to say) and should take over Schumi's seat at Ferrari however I can see this going to someone like Massa when he does finally hang up the steering wheel.
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    Was panicing then.. checked BBC News and there was nothing on there, thought the original poster had some inside knowledge!

    ...then I saw the date.

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    Sounds like Coultard will be going to BAR next season. Good move for DC, which driver will leave BAR though??

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    "No - BAR will be better than Williams next year 9 "
    I know it's not the end of the year yet and they had good performances, but they haven't scored a single point yet. Now that is a come down!
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    If I was Button I would leave to, how many cars have BAR given him and his team mate that go bang before even getting anywhere near the end.

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