JENSON BUTTON has joked that Lewis Hamilton should pay him to take out Nico Rosberg.
Hamilton, who is worth over £110million, risks losing his F1 crown to his Mercedes rival this weekend in Abu Dhabi.
The Brit is 12 points behind the German in the championship, meaning Rosberg only needs a top-three finish, even if Hamilton wins the race.
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But Button, 36, who will be racing in his final GP, has made light of their title fight and says he’d crash into Rosberg if Hamilton stumps up the cash!
When quizzed if GQ Magazine if Rosberg will win his first title, Button joked: “Well, unless one of us crashes into him!
“I mean, Lewis is very rich and has a lot of money, flies around in a private jet, so I’m sure he can afford to pay me.
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“The only possibility, however, would be when Nico laps me because we’re not fast enough.
“Anyway, I’m open to offers. And anyway, I’m retiring… sorry, taking a sabbatical.”
Meanwhile, bosses of the Canadian Grand Prix are confident they have struck a deal to stage the race in 2017.
Question marks were raised when a provisional calendar for next season had not confirmed the race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
However, according to the mayor of Montreal, Denis Coderre, an "agreement in principal" had been reached between.
The races in Brazil and Germany are also listed as provisional and it remains to be seen if they are included in the final calendar.
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