Ron Dennis: The end of an era
As Ron Dennis prepares to hand over the McLaren team principal role to Martin Whitmarsh, we give you 10 key moments in an extraordinary career as a Formula One team boss
On March 1 an era will come to an end when Ron Dennis formally hands over the McLaren team principal reins to Martin Whitmarsh. Of course, Dennis is not going to go away, and he'll still have a say, but he's promised that his erstwhile right-hand man will now have the freedom to run things as he wishes, having played an ever-significant role over the past few years.
To mark the change we celebrate 10 key moments in the history of McLaren in which Dennis demonstrated his ability to constantly improve his company.
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