Yesterday the news outlets reported that the 2009 Champion Jenson Button was on a tour of the McLaren HQ.

While it sounds like a dream team at McLaren and without any doubt would make for an exciting season next year, I have doubts about this in the long run.

The reason is simple, I for one do not want F1 to turn into a World Cup.

While it can be argued that Super Aguri and Mallya were the first ones to “introduce” the concept, having a Japanese / Indian driver for the team, Their thoughts made sense then. Both Japan and India have a very large F1 following and having a national driver on board would open doors to the sport. However, things have changed.

The new Lotus team flirted with the idea of having a Malaysian driver for their team and now McLaren could end up with two British drivers. If the model proves successful in the short term, I see other back marker teams jumping on board with this idea, specially given the volatility of the sport and the financial industry in general. Anything to make a few more cents.

In the long run, we might end up with a World cup and each driver getting a medal. While they are at it, might as well make the sport a part of the Olympics.

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