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Button believes he announced his F1 exit too early
Jenson Button says he regrets having announced his Formula 1 exit so early in the season, as he admits he is still excited to be racing. The 2009 world champion revealed at the start of August that he would not be racing in Formula 1 next year, making way for Stoffel Vandoorne in McLaren's 2017 line-up. Button will compete in what is likely to be his last F1 race tomorrow in Abu Dhabi. But the Briton, 36, feels that he should have delayed his decision until later in the season, conceding that it had led to a change in mindset. "I still feel August is quite early, personally. I think when a driver decides he is going to leave or retire from that sport, I think you should try and do it...
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