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"Last year I wasn't sure If I'd be racing and it wasn't my
choice," the 35-year-old Briton told Sky Sports television.
"This year it was totally my choice and there was a moment where
I thought 'I am not sure I want to do this anymore and be where
we are'. Obviously if we are where we are right now next year it
is not going to be that enjoyable."
McLaren, the second most successful team after Ferrari in
Formula One in terms of race wins, finished ninth of 10 this
season.
They have not won a race since 2012, with 2009 champion Button
the last to do so, and their new partnership with Honda has been
plagued by unreliability and a lack of performance that has seen
the Briton and Spanish team mate Fernando Alonso languishing
near the back.
There was considerable speculation earlier in the year that
Button would announce his retirement but instead the most
experienced driver on the starting grid, who made his debut in
2000, signed up for another season.
"I spent a lot of time with the engineers and the
aerodynamicists and I spoke more with Ron in the two months when
I was trying to decide what to do next year than I have in my
whole time at McLaren," said Button.
"So that got me excited, that got me pumped for next year
knowing that there are big improvements on the horizon, and we
need them."
Alonso has two more years on his contract but Dennis told
reporters last month that a possible sabbatical had been
discussed if the car remained uncompetitive. The Spaniard
subsequently ruled that out.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Tony Jimenez)
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