As Brawn Mercedes celebrated championship success on Monday on the streets of Brackley, Ross Brawn has denied that the team has finally agreed a deal with Jenson Button for next season as reported by Blick. The 2009 champion was conspicuously missing during a team parade.
Members of the team, winners of the constructors' title, rode through the Northamptonshire town in open-top buses, while team heads Brawn and Nick Fry sat on the back shelf of a Mercedes convertible.
Asked about Button - who is currently holidaying with his girlfriend in Japan - and the fact he is yet to be confirmed for 2010, Brawn said: "I can give you 99% on Jenson Button (staying)."
The parties were recently at stalemate regarding Button's retainer for next season.
"We have nothing more to say at this time except that we expect to be in good shape for next year."
He also refused to be drawn on the likely deepening of Brawn GP's collaboration with Mercedes, with Germany's Auto Motor und Sport claiming an announcement is due within days.
