Jenson Button believes he will be able to offer McLaren a new perspective during his sabbatical from F1 racing in 2017. The 36-year-old will not be on the grid for the first time in 18 years next season, but has signed a two-year contract to stay on at the team in an ambassadorial role - a deal which includes the option to return to a race seat in 2018 if one is available.Although Button says he will only attend a few of next seasons expected 21 races, he reckons he can help McLaren to progress in a new way. I wont be developing the car as I wont be driving in it, my involvement will be more helping the team develop as a whole, he said.I have a lot of experience of working with different teams from a drivers point of view, but when you step back and you have a look at the team there will be areas where I can see that we will need work. I can help with that from my experience in this sport. The F1 Report looks back at the 2016 Malaysia Grand Prix When youre driving youre focused on your driving, you cant focus on anything else. Formula 1 takes over your life and its all about the development of the car and working with your engineers, but you dont look at the bigger picture.Whens the Japanese GP on Sky?Button was speaking at the Japanese GP, the home race of McLarens engine partner Honda, and an event which has always help particular affection for him.In sharp contrast to 12 months ago, when the revived McLaren-Honda partnership was struggling to escape the back of the grid and team-mate Fernando Alonso launched a GP2 engine rant, the team arrive at Suzuka in increasingly competitive shape after points finishes in six of the last eight Grands Prix. Jenson Button tells us why he was so irate over team radio during qualifying of the Malaysia GP Buttons long F1 career could now have as few as this seasons remaining five races to run and, ahead of a Suzuka race he won impressively in 2011, the former champion is targeting ending the campaign on a high.This is always a fun race, we all love driving here, he said. You want to see out the year in a good way and to enjoy yourself doing it as well. As a team weve been scoring some good points so hopefully we can continue until the end of the year.The F1 title run-in continues with the Japanese GP, live only on Sky Sports F1 this weekend. The race begins at 6am on Sunday. Watch the whole race weekend with a NOW TV week pass - £10.99, no contractYou can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the Japanese Grand Prix on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: Alonso: A year on from GP2 engine rant Whens the Japanese GP on Sky? 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Its unlikely to end there. Christian Ehrhoff said Friday that he recently complied with the Sabres request to submit a list of eight teams that would make up the no-trade clause of his contract. Soon-to-be unrestricted free agents Matt Moulson and Henrik Tallinder could also move, and Murray has said contract status doesnt dictate availability. Even Halak or Stewart could be traded. "Theyre pieces that will be Buffalo Sabres when they pass their physicals and after that its the same as everybody else," Murray said. "And what I said, if it makes sense it makes sense. ... If theyre Buffalo Sabres, they play here and were happy with them." The overhaul began under Murrays predecessor, Darcy Regier, who was fired in November. The Sabres traded numerous high-priced veterans last season, including captain Jason Pominville. It continued into October, when Thomas Vanek was traded to the New York Islanders for Moulson and two high draft picks. The Sabres, as a result, have stockpiled picks. They could have as many as two first-round and three second-round selections in this years draft, with 10 total picks over the first two rounds of the next two drafts. Buffalo also has a solid group of prospeccts in its farm system, including defencemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov, who were both drafted in the first round in June.dddddddddddd Murrays objective is to add more draft picks or young prospects, and hes been clear about his intentions to make the team better regardless of cost. "Theres no untouchables," Murray said before the Miller trade. "Its a rebuild." And for the players remaining on the team, its a big opportunity to take a leadership role. In the case of Enroth, its a chance to become a teams No. 1 goaltender for the first time in his career. "If you dont call this a chance, I dont know what a chance is," Enroth said, later adding, "I truly believe I can be a No. 1 guy here." Nolan noticed changes almost immediately after the trade was announced, as Ott and Miller said their goodbyes to teammates. "You could really see it on Drew Staffords face the most," Nolan said Friday. "Him and Matt Moulson really took over the leadership tonight with this young group." Stafford is now the longest-tenured Sabre and the only player left from the 2006-07 team that won the Presidents Trophy, though Tallinder left as a free agent before being reacquired this summer. The general managers goals arent lost on the players in the room, and Tyler Myers has expressed confidence in the direction of the team in general. "You have to look at what we got, too," Myers said. "I think its good for both sides. Im happy for Ott and Miller." Murray said the timing of the deal was not ideal for his roster, but the 22-year-old Marcus Foligno and other young teammates almost immediately recognized the bittersweet chance to drive the team into the future. 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