F1 News
Brawn unlikely to match Button's salary demands
Jenson Button's contract negotiations has taken a new twist with team principal Ross Brawn suggesting they are unlikely to match his salary demands.
Newly crowned World Champion Button is looking for a big increase after taking a pay cut at the start of the year following the demise of Honda.
However, his bosses at Brawn are yet to match his demands and McLaren are reportedly ready to pounce should the negotiations end in deadlock.
Team boss Brawn, who recently stated that he is "99 per cent certain" that the Englishman will stay, hinted that they will probably offer him more freedom to negotiate his own sponsorship deals instead of giving him a contract worth more than £6m a year.
"We can offer a higher proportion of driver freedom and that will probably be the route we will go," Brawn is quoted in The Guardian.
"Jenson has some freedom for his own endorsements but has a commitment to meet our obligations."
