By Phil Huff (10/08/2004)
August 10 2004

Bernie Ecclestone weighed into the Jenson Button saga over the weekend, stating that the Lucky Strike BAR Honda driver has a moral obligation to stay. He conceded, however, that "when agents, promises and big money come into it, morals go out the window."

"We are not like football," continued F1 supremo Ecclestone. "I like to think our players stick to their agreements and promises. This has all been quite stupidly handled and if a technicality allows him out of his contract, I don't think he would be much of a gentleman to take it."



Talking about how the matter could be resolved, Ecclestone slipped in a mild threat to the parties involved to resolve the problem.

"We have a contracts board in Geneva which will examine the issue and decide what's right and what's wrong, if anything. If Button is found to be in breach of contract with BAR and wants to move on illegally, he could lose his super licence and that would mean he couldn't drive for Williams."