Tag Archive: Ron Dennis

May 07

Hamilton – I could handle Vettel, Alonso as teammate

“I think I’m much better at nurturing relationships between teammates now.”

Sebastian Vettel - Lewis Hamilton - photo Getty ImagesSeven years into his F1 career, Lewis Hamilton thinks he is now mature enough to handle any teammate. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 26

According to a specialist publication, Ron Dennis has been demoted at McLaren

McLaren ‘supremo’ Dennis demoted – report

2012-11-13 - Winning team Reed's School with Vince Cable and Ron DennisAlthough still referred to as the famous British team’s ‘supremo’, the 65-year-old – succeeded by Martin Whitmarsh – stepped down as McLaren team principal some years ago. Read the rest of this entry »

Apr 19

McLaren threw Hamilton out of team garage

“That wasn’t very positive and I don’t feel very good about that.”

2013-03-23 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Malaysia - Lewis Hamilton 03McLaren threw Lewis Hamilton out of its garage during one of February’s winter tests, the 2008 world champion claims. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 18

McLaren offered more money for 2013 – Hamilton

Lewis Hamilton claims McLaren offered him more money than Mercedes for 2013.

2013-02-07 - Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team - Jerez - Lewis Hamilton 01Ultimately, the 2008 world champion opted to switch camps, with most in the paddock believing he wanted to fly the roost, make more money and enjoy a lighter off-track load. Read the rest of this entry »

Mar 11

TAG Heuer & McLaren: A bigger & stronger partnership

TAG Heuer will continue to supply the official timepiece for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team, but that’s not all…

McLaren Group03 - Vodafone McLaren MercedesDuring the Geneva Motor Show, Jean-Christophe Babin, TAG Heuer’s President & CEO, and Ron Dennis, Executive Chairman of the McLaren Group, announced a new exclusive partnership agreement. Read the rest of this entry »

Feb 06

Dennis ‘fine’ with defectors who don’t ‘bleed McLaren’

Ron Dennis has declared defiantly that McLaren can thrive without those who do not bleed ‘rocket red’ blood.

2012-11-18_00132012-11-13 - Winning team Reed's School with Vince Cable and Ron DennisStill the ‘supremo’ of the entire company, Dennis declared this week that – with Martin Whitmarsh now in charge – he has now “moved on” from his F1-dedicated days. But the Financial Times insists that Dennis, 65, is still firmly involved; consenting to Lewis Hamilton’s departure and now musing the potential loss of McLaren’s technical director Paddy Lowe, also to Mercedes. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 31

Evolution through history: parade of classic McLaren racing cars heralds launch of new Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-28

MP4-28 launch

2013-01-31 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Launch 052013-01-31 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Launch 03Vodafone McLaren Mercedes launched its 2013 Formula 1 challenger and kicked off a year of 50th anniversary celebrations with a spectacular parade of classic racing cars at the McLaren Technology Centre this morning.

(Click here for the photo album) Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 24

Lowe saga rolls on – Lotus’ Allison to McLaren?

The strong rumours of a McLaren versus Mercedes struggle for the services of top engineer Paddy Lowe continued to develop on Thursday.

2012-06-09_0067James Allison 2011-10-22The latest behind-the-scenes rumbling is that James Allison, Lotus’ young and increasingly highly respected technical director, has been sounded out by McLaren as a potential replacement for Lowe. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 24

McLaren ‘working hard’ to stop Lowe exit

McLaren is reportedly “working hard” to prevent Paddy Lowe from switching to Mercedes.

2012-06-09_006703 - Vodafone McLaren MercedesCiting sources, Spain’s El Confidencial said team boss Martin Whitmarsh and supremo Ron Dennis are trying to convince McLaren’s technical director to resist the temptation to join Lewis Hamilton in a leading role at Mercedes. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 21

2013: celebrating 50 years of McLaren

‘Life is measured in achievement, not in years alone.’

McLaren 50th Anniversary LogoMcLaren 50yrsWhen a 27-year-old Bruce McLaren penned those words in 1964, his new company, Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd, was less than a year old. Read the rest of this entry »

Jan 04

McLaren could have kept Hamilton – Dennis

Ron Dennis has hit back at suggestions Lewis Hamilton simply chose Mercedes over McLaren for his future.

2012-11-18_0013Lewis Hamilton - Martin Whitmarsh - photo  DPPI Dennis, the Woking based company’s ‘supremo’ who groomed Briton Hamilton from child prodigy to world champion, is understood to have fallen out badly with the 27-year-old as the two sides negotiated a new deal. Read the rest of this entry »

Dec 11

Supporter Ramirez admits Perez a ‘child’

Insiders, and even McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh, have acknowledged that Perez has much to learn.

2012-11-04 - Sauber F1 Team - Abu Dhabi - Sergio Perez 002012-11-15_0024Former team manager Jo Ramirez says Mexican countryman Sergio Perez needs to learn to deal with the media now that he has joined McLaren for 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 24

Hamilton cries during interview for last McLaren race

Lewis Hamilton cried during a television interview whilst talking about his last career grand prix with McLaren.

2012-11-03 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton 232012-11-03 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton 14Asked on Friday by the BBC reporter how he will feel when the chequered flag waves on Sunday, the 2008 world champion said in Brazil: “It’s going to be tough. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 23

Angry Dennis absent for Hamilton’s McLaren farewell

After Hamilton won the US grand prix, Dennis refused to wear McLaren’s customary ‘rocket-red’ victory t-shirt.

2012-11-18_0013Lewis Hamilton winner AustinRon Dennis did not attend a farewell party for Lewis Hamilton last week in Austin, and he will not be in Brazil for his former protege’s last race for McLaren. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 21

‘First loser’ means $10m extra for McLaren

McLaren’s battle for the 2012 drivers’ and constructors’ crowns is over.

2012-11-03 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Abu Dhabi - Lewis Hamilton 032012-11-03 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Abu Dhabi - Jenson Button 03But Jenson Button said the Woking based team, whose ‘supremo’ Ron Dennis once famously declared that second is just “first of the losers”, is nonetheless determined to be runner-up. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 13

And they’re off…schools compete in the final of the 2012 McLaren Manufacturing Challenge

Business Secretary Vince Cable helped present the 2012 McLaren Manufacturing Challenge trophy to this year’s winning school.

2012-11-13 - Winning team Reed's School with Vince Cable and Ron Dennis2012-11-13 - The McLaren Manufacturing Challenge FinalThe McLaren Manufacturing Challenge is an annual competition designed to raise the profile and help improve the image of high-tech manufacturing and engineering. Schools are challenged to come up with inventive designs for model cars that, just as in Formula 1, must comply with strict regulations, but be as fast as possible. The cars can be as complicated and as ingenious as the teams like, but the challenge is simple – to cover a 10 metre track as quickly as possible, but without using any form of motor. Read the rest of this entry »

Nov 01

Hamilton says Dennis supports Mercedes switch

Ron Dennis is supportive of Lewis Hamilton’s move to Mercedes next year, the 2008 world champion insists.

2012-06-09_08712012-06-10_1583Earlier, it was believed the pair were not even on speaking terms, with Dennis reportedly furious Hamilton had decided against staying with McLaren in 2013 despite his long connection with the famous British team. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 31

Raikkonen not ruling out return to Ferrari, McLaren

“You never know”

2012-10-29 - Lotus F1 Team - Kimi Raikkonen 052012-10-29 - Lotus F1 Team - Kimi Raikkonen 03Although committing to Lotus for another season, Kimi Raikkonen is not ruling out a return to his former teams McLaren or Ferrari in the future. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 25

Hamilton to fix Dennis rift before leaving McLaren

Lewis Hamilton has revealed he is hoping to sign off at McLaren on speaking terms with his former mentor Ron Dennis.

2011-06-12_14502012-10-14 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Korea - Lewis Hamilton 02Dennis, the former team boss and still the chairman of the McLaren group of companies, groomed Hamilton through the junior ranks and gave him his F1 debut in 2007. But reports suggest the pair had not exchanged a word since it was announced that Hamilton is jumping ship to Mercedes in 2013. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 14

McLaren chose Button over Hamilton’s farewell party

“They were already committed before.  They went for a run with JB or something like that.” - Hamilton

2012-09-02 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Belgium - Jenson Button 052012-09-02 - Vodafone McLaren Mercedes - Belgium - Lewis Hamilton 03McLaren mechanics chose a run with Jenson Button over Lewis Hamilton’s farewell party in Japan recently, according to British newspapers. Read the rest of this entry »

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