Ron Dennis heeft vandaag bekend gemaakt zijn aandeel in het Formule 1 McLaren team te laten voor wat het is. Hij trekt zich terug uit het team, maar behoud de 15% aandelen die hij er heeft. De ondertussen reeds 61 jarige Ron Dennis geeft de fakkel door aan Chief Executive Martin Whitmarsh. Die laatste nam in maart eveneens de verantwoordelijkheid op zich zich als teambaas. Lees bij 'Meer lezen' een kort een interview.

"I admit I'm not always easy to get on with. I admit I've always fought hard for McLaren in formula one," he said at the team's Woking factory.

"I doubt if Max Mosley or Bernie Ecclestone will be displeased by my decision. But no-one asked me to do it. It was my decision," Dennis insisted.

He was fronting a press conference to announce the restructuring of the McLaren Group, with the road car group to now become an independent company with Dennis in charge.

Dennis hinted that he will be happy to attend far fewer grands prix from now on, after watching the recent Malaysian grand prix on TV.

"I'd expected to be more emotional about it, after an unbroken run of attending so many grands prix for so many years," he said.

Dennis said he has "no qualms" about leaving Whitmarsh alone to handle "matters connected with formula one

via WCF