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Button says new Honda boss a big boost for McLaren

Jenson Button is convinced new Honda motorsport boss Yusuke Hasegawa will be a great boost for his McLaren team this year. Hasegawa, with whom Button worked in F1 at the Japanese manufacturer's own F1 team a decade ago, has replaced Yasuhisa Arai as Honda's motorsport boss. Arai had led the car marker's efforts in F1 since it announced its return to Formula 1 with McLaren. Button believes Hasegawa is exactly what both Honda and McLaren need to move forward. "He's a great leader. He's a great listener," Button told reporters on Tuesday. "He spent last week all the time with the engineers, the McLaren engineers and mechanics to get a good understanding of the team. "I've...
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