Button threatened Mercedes with legal action to acquire Brawn F1 car

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Jenson Button was forced to file legal action against Mercedes to persuade the motor racing team that he should be given one of the Brawn title-winning F1 cars.

The World Champion was promised one of the teams GP cars if he succeeded in winning the Formula One title, but Mercedes – the new owners of the Brawn outfit – initially refused to honour the agreement.

It is understood that Button wanted one of the cars as a memento of his championship year, and had it written into his contract that he would be presented with a Brawn BGP 001 chassis if he emerged victorious from the 2009 season.

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