Ron Dennis is likely to leave his role as team principal of the McLaren F1 team and hand over the task to his CEO Martin Whitmarsh before the end of this month. He has reportedly not yet decided on the exact date for the transfer of power.<\/p>\n
In recent weeks, rumors have intensified about the future of Dennis. The 60-year-old Briton would like to focus more on his family and other aspects of the McLaren Group than just the F1 team.<\/p>\n
His potential departure from the team would help ease the tensions from the espionage scandal. This case cost the team 100 million dollars and the total cancellation of all its points in the constructors’ championship.<\/p>\n
A decision should be made before the end of the month, perhaps before the Australian Grand Prix or maybe afterwards, in any case, the repercussions of this resignation could affect the entire year.<\/p>\n
Last week, Martin Whitmarsh stated that Ron Dennis had, in any case, the support of all the shareholders and partners of the team.<\/p>\n
Read Whitmarsh’s statements about this.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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