steve_b Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 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. http://forums.itv.com/667383/ShowThread.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Not true according to this PH link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Tough times for Big Ron at the moment, what with the reported split from his wife of 22 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Not looking much like it is happening but F1 is a strange world indeed. I think the man is a motoring god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GC350z Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev-the-Rev Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Ron is McLaren. The effective on moral and team spirit would be massive if this is true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H5 Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Ron is McLaren. The effective on moral and team spirit would be massive if this is true. +1 It'll never happen IMO, until he chooses to go and hand it over to someone he trusts..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndySpak Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Who really cares, F1 is dull, dull, dull these days. I never missed a race when I was a kid but its so boring now, I can't even face having it on in the background when I'm doing something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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