McLaren's Dennis quits Formula 1

[MaineDem]

Ron Dennis has handed over complete control of McLaren Racing to team principal Martin Whitmarsh, ending his 43-year involvement in Formula 1.

The 61-year-old stepped down as world champion Lewis Hamilton's team boss on 16 January, but stayed involved in F1.

Dennis will now concentrate solely on McLaren's new sports car project.

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As executive chairman of McLaren Automotive, Dennis will lead the group's project to develop a range of pure McLaren sports cars, with the launch date for the first model set for 2011.


And with McLaren set to face the sport's governing body, the FIA, on 29 April to answer charges of breaching the International Sporting Code, Dennis admits his departure will be welcomed by two of F1's biggest names.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8001425.stm

Is the timing coincidental? Who knows...

[Mopar151]

1. Bernie Ecclestone is a snake

With no class. He and his ilk tipify George Carlin's definition of "businessman". Mike Helton (NASCAR)would fix a similar problem in less than an hour in the "Oval Office."
And you'll see better racing most Saturday nights at your local track.
Emerson Fittipaldi said it pretty well : "In America, you are treated like a professional, and, in turn, expected to behave like one"

[MaineDem]

2. Thankfully, Formula One is not NASCAR. n/t

[Mopar151]

3. And your point?

You dislike your homies? The guy who builds the basic chassis of many 'COT"s (Steve Leavitt)Is from Kezar Falls. I buy parts from his Dad. Jeff Gordon's crewchief is Steve Letarte - I think his Dad is still building cars around Cornish, Me.

And didja know that when Mario Andretti went to the Ferrari F1 team, he had to show them basic American setup techniques?
I worked with a Swiss rally driver several years ago, engineering a new system for the American market for our parent co. He left with an armload of American style setup tools, and catalogs....
The thing is - racing in Europe is glamourous, expensive, and a millimeter deep. Here, we are everywhere!
And if the world's premeire sedan series (NASCAR Sprint Cup) is not to your liking, go see the ISMA tour at LeeUSA in NH this summer (8/14)<http://www.ismasupers.com/>