SKY SPORTS - Lewis Hamilton has revealed that, far from being against the idea of teaming up with Jenson Button at McLaren, he actually suggested they hire him.
The 2008 World Champion claimed that he phoned team boss Martin Whitmarsh around the time McLaren were looking to replace Heikki Kovalainen and suggested his title-winning successor. Meanwhile, Button himself said he was asking Hamilton for insights into life at McLaren before he became World Champion and made the subsequent decision to leave Brawn - now Mercedes - GP.
Hamilton's claim dispels the notion that, having consistently outperformed Kovalainen during their two seasons together, he was against the idea of being teamed with a driver of Button's standing. The British duo were speaking on Friday at the launch of the team's new MP4-25 chassis - Button and Hamilton making Formula One history as the first team-mates to start a season as the most recent title winners.
"Something you won't know is that I actually called Martin and said 'What about Jenson?', which was before they had negotiations," said Hamilton.
L3wi5 Hamiltoff's NOTE> IT IS OBVIOUS LEWIS DIDN'T WANT KIMI RAIKKONEN AT MCLAREN. HE SEEMS TO THINK; JENSON HE CAN HANDLE WITH!
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