Button hopes Abu Dhabi not final race

McLaren has delayed a decision on its 2015 driver plans until at least December 1, meaning Jenson Button and Kevin Magnussen have to wait a few more weeks to find out if they are staying in the sport.

There have been plenty of tributes to Button this weekend from the media, and the former world champion's family have flown to Abu Dhabi to be with him.

However, despite the feelings that it could be his last race, Button has insisted that he has every hope he can continue.

"I hope this isn't my last grand prix, I really do because I feel I have a lot to give," Button said.

"Of course, there is something in the back of your mind thinking it possible could be, so you have to enjoy it as much as you can.

"Whether that is pictures on the wall, or untucking your shirt.

"But I am here to do a job, I can do the best job I can, but off circuit with family and friends, we talk about things more than we would normally.

"So far I have enjoyed this weekend, and it's great having my family here."

Button qualified in eighth position and was forced to abort a run in Q2 after his team found it had not added enough fuel to complete it.

The Briton was heard saying "Are you serious?" on the radio after the team asked him to return to the pits.

"It's full of emotion in qualifying - especially when you have almost finished your lap and you see that it is good enough to be inside the top 10 in Q2," he said.

"So it made it a little bit more difficult, but to be fair, once we had wheeled the car back in the garage, I feel that everyone was very, very relaxed, which helped me relax because it is a very stressful time. I think we handled it very well."

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier said the problem had been triggered by a defective fuel pump.

"We found out that one of the fuel pumps we were using to fill up or drain the car had failed," said Boullier.

"So we believed the number was right, but in the lap from Jenson we saw some calculation issues on the telemetry.