Dennis says Direxiv submitted F1 entry
McLaren chief Ron Dennis says Japanese company Direxiv has applied to enter the 2008 Formula One World Championship, but denied it will be a McLaren B-team
"I do believe that Direxiv has entered the world championship but it is for them to comment about that entry and not me," Dennis said.
The Japanese company had been linked in the past with McLaren's second F1 team.
Although the British squad had admitted earlier this year they were looking at the possibility of running a "B" team, Dennis said on Saturday they had not submitted an entry to compete in 2008.
The FIA, the sport's governing body, said yesterday it had received a total of 22 applications from teams wanting to enter Formula One from 2008.
"There is no McLaren B-team," Dennis said. "We have been approached several times by several organisations with a view to helping them into F1.
"(Mercedes motorsport boss) Norbert (Haug) has on several occasions been green lighted as regards a second engine supply and it is something that he and I talk about, the benefits and pluses and minuses."
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