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Jenson Button speaks to Craig Slater ahead of the British Grand Prix

Jenson Button sat down with Sky Sports News HQ's Craig Slater for a jovial, yet candid, chat ahead of his 17th British Grand Prix.

The country's most experienced-ever F1 driver is out of contract at McLaren at the end of the year and laid out his personal terms for staying in the sport for at least another season.

And, with the situation at Mercedes dominating the agenda in the build-up to Silverstone, Jenson explains why he feels it would have been an own goal from the world champions to impose team orders.

Jenson also spoke about camping and what makes his home race "special", while giving some potential clues as to what his eventual post-F1 career might entail and whether Craig needs to watch out...

Watch the full wide-ranging interview in the video above

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