Jenson Button believes Lewis Hamilton needed a new challenge as he explains the motivation behind the British driver’s shock move to Ferrari. Hamilton has his worst start to a Formula One campaign in his final season for Mercedes, ahead of the Maimi Grand Prix, and after the race in Shanghai was ninth in the driver standings.

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Jenson Button, the 2009 World Champion, has claimed Lewis Hamilton wouldn’t have had the confidence to take on a new challenge at Ferrari during their spell as McLaren F1 team-mates.