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Ron Dennis out of McLaren....Only a romour so far.


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May be true but early days.......

 

Ron Dennis has forcibly relinquished his role as team principal of McLaren, and will be replaced by deputy Martin Whitmarsh, a Spanish newspaper claims. The national sports daily Marca says the decision, compelled by the British team’s engine and equity partner Mercedes-Benz, will shortly be confirmed by means of a press release.

 

Marca said Mercedes, the German manufacturer that is tipped to shortly take over the entire Woking based team, was angered by Dennis’ mishandling of the espionage scandal last year that cost the outfit a lot of money and arguably both 2007 titles.

 

Dennis, who has overseen McLaren’s ultra-successful reign since the early 1980s, could be given a new position but will not be in a crucial decision-making role, Marca added.

 

Dennis still owns 15 per cent of McLaren, with the rest of the equity divided between Mercedes, a Bahraini company, and Mansour Ojjeh.

 

 

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There may be some truth to it but I do think the Spanish press exaggerate a lot.

 

It's widely known that Martin Whitmarsh has been groomed, so to speak, to take over from Ron but that was under Ron's supervision and guidance.

 

It was a rough year for McLaren and Ron off the track so maybe he’s decided to step back early to a less demanding roll.

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