MCLAREN F1 BOSS Martin Whitmarsh has moved to dismiss rumours his team are interested in purchasing BMW F1’s Munich manufacturing plant.

With Mercedes-Benz believed to have purchased a stake in Brawn GP in preparation for launching a factory team from 2012, the Suzuka paddock was alight with talk that McLaren is keen to build its own [...]

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Ron Dennis will be landing firmly on his feet as he leaves McLaren Racing over the ‘Stewardsgate’ debacle.

News today puts Dennis at the helm of McLaren Automotive where he will oversee work on the upcoming McLaren P11 Supercar.

Dennis had this to say on the future of McLaren:
“The reorganisation of the McLaren Group is an extraordinarily [...]

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McLaren’s Ron Dennis has confirmed the worst-kept secret in Formula One, announcing he will hand over control of the company’s Formula One operations to Martin Whitmarsh.

Dennis’ decision to relinquish control of the F1 team was revealed as part of a major restructure of the McLaren Group’s corporate interests, which will see Dennis leading the company’s [...]

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McLaren Chairman Ron Dennis is expected to announce tonight he will cease all involvement in Formula One after a 27 year career.

He is set to remain in charge of the McLaren Group, but will hand over full control of F1 operations to Martin Whitmarsh, who was named Team Principal at the start of the season.

The [...]

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