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Porsche denies chasing McLaren F1 driver Jenson Button
Fernando Alonso denies McLaren deal rumours


German car manufacturer Porsche denied it was chasing McLaren Formula 1 driver Jenson Button to drive a 919 Hybrid in the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship.

Jenson Button, the 2009 F1 World Champion with Brawn Grand Prix, is still without a contract with McLaren-Honda F1 for next season.

Porsche's LMP1 vice-president Fritz Enzinger stated that there had been no approach from Jenson Button or his management about a contract for 2015.

"I know Jenson from my time at BMW [Button began his F1 career in a BMW-engined Williams in 2000] and he is a good guy, but at the moment there is no contact," Engzinger told Autosport magazine.

The German added that Porsche would not change its current driver line-up for next year.

"We are happy with our six drivers and the atmosphere we have in the team, so we have confirmed their contracts for next season already," Fritz Engzinger said.

He also indicated that should Porsche decide to run a third car at the 24 Hours of Le Mans 24 next year, the search for additional drivers will begin with members of its GT squad, five of whom have already tested the 919 LMP1 Hybrid this fall.

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Fernando Alonso has distanced himself from reports that he has already signed a contract to drive for McLaren Honda next season.

The two-time world champion has been heavily linked with a move to the Woking-based constructor for a number of weeks, with Sebastian Vettel all but certain to replace him at Ferrari for 2015.

Alonso was thought to have agreed a contract to race for McLaren for the next two seasons.

However, AP reports that the Spaniard is "considering what's the best decision" and that "nothing has been decided" regarding a drive for the future.

Alonso is also quoted as saying that he has "an idea" what he wants to do in 2015.

The 33-year-old finished sixth in last weekend's United States Grand Prix.

Team Points
1 Mercedes 565
2 Red Bull 332
3 Williams-Mercedes 212
4 Ferrari 188
5 McLaren 143
6 Force India 123
7 Toro Rosso 29
8 Lotus Renault 8
9 Marussia-Ferrari 2
10 Sauber 0
11 Caterham-Renault 0
Drivers Team Points
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 291
2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 274
3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 199
4 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes 145
5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 143
6 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 141
7 Jenson Button McLaren 94
8 Nico Hulkenberg Force India 76
9 Felipe Massa Williams-Mercedes 71
10 Kevin Magnussen McLaren 49
11 Sergio Perez Force India 47
12 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 47
13 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso 21
14 Romain Grosjean Lotus Renault 8
15 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 8
16 Jules Bianchi Marussia-Ferrari 2
17 Adrian Sutil Sauber 0
19 Esteban Gutierrez Sauber 0
20 Kamui Kobayashi Caterham-Renault 0
21 Marcus Ericsson Caterham-Renault 0
22 Max Chilton Marussia-Ferrari 0
23 Pastor Maldonado Lotus Renault 0