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Button came ‘very close' to Ferrari contract

May 7 2009 world champion Jenson Button admits he came 'very close' to signing a contract with Ferrari. After winning the championship with Brawn, the now retired British driver switched to McLaren – but during that period, he now admits to having Ferrari talks. 'I always wanted to race for Ferrari,' he told La Gazzetta dello Sport. 'I really would have liked it. And I came very close. 'When Stefano Domenicali was there, we spoke many times. We had already talked about many points of the contract, but then he left. And the agreement fell apart. 'I never heard anything again. It's a real shame. It would have been exciting.' Now, however, the 43-year-old is a paddock regular with...
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