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Why Dennis reclaimed 'unfit' McLaren

Ron Dennis is back at McLaren - and he's pulling no punches about where the team went awry in his absence. JONATHAN NOBLE analyses the reasons for Dennis's return to F1 and the challenges ahead

With no title sponsor, the memories of last year's troubled Formula 1 season still fresh and a car that needs more performance, you could forgive McLaren for being cautious about its on-track performance going into 2014.

Instead, the returning Ron Dennis is bullish about prospects and believes that actions he has taken since returning to the helm as Group CEO will put it back onto the top step of the podium.

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Author Jonathan Noble

Jonathan Noble is Motorsport.com’s Formula 1 editor. Having graduated from University of Sussex Jonathan worked for sports news agency Collings Sports reporting on F1, F3, touring cars and other sports, with articles appearing in The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Reuters, Autosport and other publications. In 1999 he moved to Haymarket Publishing to become a senior editor at Autosport Special Projects, and one year later he became Autosport’s grand prix editor. In 2015 he moved to Motorsport Network, becoming the F1 editor for Motorsport.com. He is also a member of the Guild of Motoring Writers, and sits on the FIA Media Council.