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Button lost love for Formula 1

Jenson Button has revealed he lost his love for Formula 1 after the death of his father, John, in 2014. Button stood down as a full-time race driver for McLaren at the end of the season and, despite holding a contract to return next year, has reiterated he will not drive again in the sport. "I've still got an option to race next year, but I've done my time in Formula 1," Button told The Sunday Times Magazine ahead of the publication of his autobiography. "I've been travelling with the circus for 17 years and it's enough for me." Button senior's death in January 2014 at the age of 70 was widely reported at the time as being the result of a heart attack. But Jenson has now...
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