F1 Insiders Est. 2012
Ron celebrated his 70th birthday on June 1st 2017, after 37 years at the helm of McLaren, and 51 years spent working in Formula 1 and other top-level motorsport series.
Main points of note from today’s announcements:
This year’s silly season is indeed very silly. Massa returning, Rosberg retiring, Bottas moving (probably). The latest craziness comes this time from the Italian media claiming that the ex McLaren chief, Ron Dennis is part of a consortium of potential buyers of Manor Racing F1 team. The rumours have indicated that one set of buyers … Read more
On this day in F1 – 13th December 2007 The curtain finally fell on the Spygate scandal with McLaren’s unreserved apology to the FIA and Ferrari. In a grovelling letter, McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh expressed his team’s “sincere regret” adding it “apologised wholeheartedly” to the FIA for the embarrassment caused. The letter satisfied FIA president … Read more
Mclaren have found their Ron Dennis replacement. According to sky news the marketing expert Zak Brown has signed a deal with the Woking based firm. Within the week official statements should be made in which McLaren will explain how the 45-year old Brown is set to take a job as a senior executive, effectively replacing … Read more
Ron Dennis and Éric Boullier make for strange bedfellows. The inimitable anal Brit fabled for his “Ron-speak” can only be topped by the verbally confusing Frenchman… Boullier has made his name in the F1 paddock during his time with the Enstone squad, during which he rightly earned the title of Éric the Believable. One of … Read more
Brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler Jennie Mowbray “A bend in the road is not the end of the road…Unless you fail to make the turn.” ~Helen Keller~ It was the penultimate round of the 2007 Formula One season. Lewis Hamilton had extended his lead over his rivals at the previous race demonstrating his superb skills … Read more
The arrival of young new F1 drivers usually sends the fans websites into a frenzy of debate. Their pre-F1 history is poured over and comparisons with others who have trodden the same path to success are frequently made. The arrival of the affectionately nicknamed K-Mag at McLaren was no different and being the son of … Read more
Red Bull is set to run a Tag Heuer branded power unit in 2016. The irony will not be lost on McLaren supremo Ron Dennis.
Prior to the British GP, Eddie Jordan described the McLaren management’s attitude to their current plight in Formula One as “arrogant”. Jordan called for Dennis to step down from his role of CEO at McLaren. However, Ron Dennis responded explaining again that to win world titles, the Woking team could not rely on being an … Read more
McLaren face this year’s home GP at Silverstone with probably the bleakest outlook in their history and their last race win by Jenson Button in Brazil 2012 seems a very long time ago. Speaking about McLaren F1’s current woes, Ron Dennis tells The Telegraph, “Well, one of the things that surprises everybody except for myself, … Read more
