Button praises former teammate: "He's not just fast, he's also very clever"

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09:48, 28 Nov 2021

Jenson Button has fond memories of Fernando Alonso. The two are old friends due to the time they spent as teammates at McLaren, something that Button looks back on with great pleasure.

The Brit is glad his former teammate was on the podium in Qatar and looks back on his time with Alonso at McLaren, where the two were teammates from 2015 to 2017. "You always have a driver by your side who you can measure yourself against You know you're comparing yourself to the best," Button told Sky Sports of his former teammate.

Button looks back with pleasure on time with Alonso

"He's not only a fast driver, he's also very clever. He always finds a solution to get around a problem and I enjoyed having him as a teammate," he added.

For Alonso, his third place in Qatar came as a huge relief. It was the first podium finish in seven years for the Spaniard, who has 32 wins and two world titles to his name.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	156
2	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	90
3	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
5	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	60
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	29
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	26
10	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	26
11	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
12	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
13	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	13
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
15	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
17	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Button praises former teammate: "He's not just fast, he's also very clever"

Button looks back with pleasure on time with Alonso

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