Ron Dennis talks about his 28 year old journey with McLaren
Most of the McLaren fans and professionals believe that Ron Dennis was one of the most unique and learned people in Formula 1’s history as he built McLaren and took it to the skies every team dreams of flying to. The team secured 7 constructors’ titles during
his time and Ron was the only team principal to keep two giants for a number of occasions throughout his 28 year old career.
Dennis had Ayrton Senna alongside Alain Prost during the late 80s and even before that, he had Alain Prost alongside Niki Lauda. These three drivers are one of the biggest legends the sport has ever produced. Other than that, he had to deal with people like
Mika Hakkinen, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso and David Coulthard to name a few.
He recently spoke about his 28 year long career and revealed some of his favorite and worst moments in the team. Ron is still the executive chairman of the team and is actively working for McLaren.
Ron stated that his worst memory during his time with McLaren was Mika Hakkinen’s near-fatal crash in 1995.
“The worst was when I had to go to a hospital in Adelaide after Mika's accident. There was a possibility that a driver had died in my car. Fortunately that never happened,” revealed Dennis.
However, his first title with Niki Lauda in 1984 is his best memory up until now.
“The finest moment? Of course I should say it was the last championship with Lewis, but for me it was the first one with Niki,” Dennis told the media.
He revealed his “lowest point” during the sport as well and stated that Hakkinen, Lewis Hamilton and Ayrton Senna were McLaren’s best drivers.
It was disappointing to see that he did not name Niki, Alain Prost or Fernando Alonso as the best McLaren drivers but since he is the boss of the team, he knows much better than anyone else about the team and its drivers.
“Mika I choose for his honesty, Lewis for his uncompromising attitude, and Ayrton because of his passion,” he said.
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