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The BBC claimed Friday that McLaren driver Jenson Button might leave Formula 1 at the end of the season to switch to endurance racing.
McLaren has yet to announce its 2015 driver line-up, and on-going rumours suggest that Fernando Alonso will race for the British team next season.
Sources say Button, age 34, has had talks with Porsche, for whom former Red Bull F1 racer Mark Webber drives.
Richard Goddard, manager of Button, said his protégé is only interested in remaining in F1 if he can secure a competitive car.
"Jenson is still focused on F1 but would only want to be in one of the top teams. So we're always open to talking to anyone,” Goddard told the BBC.
Goddard described the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) as a "formidable series that is gaining strength".
"It is a very credible race series to compete in”, he added.
"Jenson is an incredibly competitive racing driver who wants to race. He's too good to sit at the back of the F1 grid. So he either gets a competitive car in F1 or he goes to get one elsewhere."
McLaren has yet to announce its 2015 driver line-up, and on-going rumours suggest that Fernando Alonso will race for the British team next season.
Sources say Button, age 34, has had talks with Porsche, for whom former Red Bull F1 racer Mark Webber drives.
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Richard Goddard, manager of Button, said his protégé is only interested in remaining in F1 if he can secure a competitive car.
"Jenson is still focused on F1 but would only want to be in one of the top teams. So we're always open to talking to anyone,” Goddard told the BBC.
Goddard described the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) as a "formidable series that is gaining strength".
"It is a very credible race series to compete in”, he added.
"Jenson is an incredibly competitive racing driver who wants to race. He's too good to sit at the back of the F1 grid. So he either gets a competitive car in F1 or he goes to get one elsewhere."