Hill tells Frank: 'Go for Button'
Britain's last F1 World Champion Damon Hill believes that his old employer Frank Williams should re-hire Jenson Button, according to an exclusive story in this week's AUTOSPORT
Current Jaguar driver Mark Webber is widely expected to move to Williams for the 2005 season, after Juan Pablo Montoya switches to McLaren, but Hill doesn't think that's the best ploy.
"I'd like to see Jenson get a good crack," Hill told AUTOSPORT. "It would be good to see him at Williams. I wouldn't be surprised if we see him back there."
Hill feels that Button has done a good job at BAR this year. "Jenson was virtually the team leader at BAR this year. He avoids controversy and gets on with it."
Button's BAR contract runs out at the end of 2004 - when Williams will lose Montoya to McLaren - but thereafter BAR is believed to have options it can take up on the Englishman, who started his F1 race career at Williams in 2000.
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