The confirmation of Jenson Button's contract extension appears to all but end Kevin Magnussen's stay at the team. Magnussen had previously said he wouldn't wait for another year without a race seat, and the online reaction to Button staying saw Stoffel Vandoorne's name mentioned more than Magnussen's. Renault is his only potential option, otherwise the Dane may need to rebuild his career elsewhere after a year without being able to show his talent.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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