Dennis says no driver discord at McLaren

"I am amused at how some magazines have tried to position the team as having some [internal] conflict," Dennis said at the Monaco Grand Prix.

"You can see from the body language and the way they compete when playing video games, you realise that yes, they're competitive, but not to the detriment of the relationship that they have with each other or the relationship with the team."

Two-time champion Alonso is currently behind his rookie teammate Hamilton following the first four races of the season, and there were suggestions the Spaniard was not happy with the situation.

Dennis also said he is 'annoyed' that people outside the team are readily offering their opinion on Hamilton's capabilities.

Only last week, former team boss Eddie Jordan raised question marks about whether Hamilton had the necessary arrogance and win at all costs approach needed to be a champion.

Speaking in Monaco on Thursday, Dennis said: "There seems to be a rash of so-called experts; some people who have never run a competitive Grand Prix team who suddenly profess to be knowledgeable about what is right for Lewis; what is and isn't his comparative strengths and weaknesses.

"I think they should just be quiet and concentrate on their own business, which I'm sure would be better for them. I don't want to be too aggressive to those people but they know who they are, and they're failures in many of the things they've done."