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Jenson Button could be replaced as McLaren’s reserve driver next year, with Glastonbury racer Lando Norris a candidate to take up the role.

Button has not raced full time in Formula One this season but has remained signed to the team and replaced Fernando Alonso at the Monaco Grand Prix when the Spaniard raced in the Indy 500.

The 37-year-old has said that he wishes to return to motorsport in 2018 and race in another series, but with Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne almost certain to remain as McLaren’s pairing next season, it will not be in F1.

If the Frome racer is to take part in another series it could clash with his commitments with McLaren, leaving the team with no choice but to replace him.

And it is fellow Somerset driver Norris, who looks poised to clinch the European Formula Three title this weekend, who is being touted for the role.

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McLaren racing director Eric Boullier said: "In my view, Jenson wants to spend next season in a racing series, and it is obvious that we cannot offer him that.

"But he is also an ambassador of the McLaren brand, and we would be happy to continue this cooperation.

"Let's see [with Lando], because if he becomes F3 champion, which is quite possible, he will have enough points to receive the super licence."

Norris has been linked with a move up to Formula 2, which runs on the F1 support bill, in 2018, making him a strong candidate to step up to a race seat if required.