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Button: 17 races are more than enough
McLaren Honda driver and 2009 world champion Jenson Button believes Formula One should never again increase the number of races in a season. The calendar has been lengthened from 19 to 21 races in 2016, following the return of the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring and the addition of the Grand Prix of Europe at Azerbaijan's Baku City Circuit. 'For me it is fine because I love racing and I wish there was another race next weekend,' Button told BT Sport. 'I fly in on a Thursday to the European races, and leave on a Sunday night whereas the mechanics work such long hours and they spend so much time away from home that 21 races is going to be tough. 'I think it is difficult for any...
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