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Ron Dennis today handed over the remaining responsibilities with the McLaren Formula One team to Martin Whitmarsh so he can concentrate solely on the McLaren Automotive company.
The 61-year-old announced in January that he would be stepping down from his role as team boss after beginning his career in Formula One at the age of 18.
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It was announced today at the launch of the new McLaren MP4-24, that team principle Ron Dennis is stepping down and passing the role to Martin Whitmarsh from March 1st.
Dennis said,
“First thing I am going to do is work harder, that is the first target.
I intend to raise my own game because I think everybody [...]

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After the shocking reports of the Honda Formula One team leaving the paddock, rumours are now warning that the Toyota team could be next, despite confirming their continuation in F1.
Toyota’s car sales are even lower than Honda’s in the US market and as Ron Dennis has said,
“Our budgets come from the advertising budgets of the [...]

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Ron Dennis has given a hint that he may be stepping-down from his role at the World Champion winning team, McLaren.
He told reporters in Sao Paulo;
“Nothing that will unfold over the next few months will be as a result of yesterday. I have still got several ambitions I want to fulfill, but you are most [...]

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Jo Ramirez, a long-time former employee of McLaren Formula 1, has said in a report in an Austrian magazine that “Without Ron Dennis McLaren will be doomed.”
Ramirez spent 17 years as McLaren’s team co-ordinator until his retirement in 2001. He suggests that the Mercedes-powered team could go into decline without Dennis, who has been [...]

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