Motor sport:Jenson Button has pledged his future to McLaren by agreeing a new "multi-year contract" with the British-based Formula One team.
The 2009 world champion joined McLaren at the start of the 2010 season, scoring two wins en route to finishing fifth in the championship.
This season the 31-year-old has enjoyed the upper hand on highly-rated team-mate Lewis Hamilton and sits second in the drivers’ championship
- behind the dominant Sebastian Vettel
- with five races remaining.
Button, who famously won the 2009 title with Brawn GP after ending 2008 with his F1 career in tatters following the withdrawal of Honda, was delighted to commit his future to the team.
“I’ve never felt more at home at a team than I do at Vodafone McLaren Mercedes,” said Button.
“I’ve won four of the greatest races of my life here, I’m currently lying second in the drivers’ world championship, and I feel that I’m driving better than ever.
“I’ve made no secret of my ambition to continue winning races and world championships, and I fully believe this is the place where I can achieve those aims.”