Jenson Button has revealed that his future at McLaren remains uncertain despite claims from Ron Dennis that he will still be racing for the team in 2016.

Dennis, the McLaren CEO, who was speaking at the recent British Grand Prix in which Button’s race was over inside one minute, said: “Jenson has a two-year contract with McLaren. We are not even thinking about other drivers at the moment.”

But when asked if the comments from Dennis were an indicator that he would be in Formula One next year, Button said: “It is not a given, no – there are always options everywhere.”

It is understood that while Button, 35, signed a two-year contract at the end of last season, the second year relies on McLaren taking up an option on the 2009 world champion.

Kevin Magnussen, McLaren’s reserve driver, and Stoffel Vandoorne are both under consideration for his seat in 2016.

“We are not thinking about next year,” Button added.

“We are thinking about trying to improve the car this year.

“We have got a lot of work on our hands, and it is going to be a tough year but we are giving it our all.”