The return of Ron Dennis?

[Paradise City]

Originally Posted by Mr V

I was under the impression that Ron and Max would both step down from their respective positions, basically for the good of the sport ? If Ron comes back does that mean that Max will too ??? (Certainly hope not !!!!)

Where do people get these ideas from? Max went because it was politically untenable for him to stand again. That Max' presence/departure was some how linked with Dennis presence/departure was never substantiated - at least to my satisfaction. People just thought that idea was cool based on their antipathy and took it to their hearts and so a myth was born - as far as I can see anyway.

[henners88]

Originally Posted by Paradise City

Where do people get these ideas from? Max went because it was politically untenable for him to stand again. That Max' presence/departure was some how linked with Dennis presence/departure was never substantiated - at least to my satisfaction. People just thought that idea was cool based on their antipathy and took it to their hearts and so a myth was born - as far as I can see anyway.

Quite. I've never seen any official statement that suggests Ron stepped down for the race team because of Mosley or the Spygate scandal. In fact the only time I have seen this suggested is by fans opinions. Its complete rubbish as far as I am concerned.

[wnut]

Originally Posted by JamesH

Can someone explain how changing Whitmarsh to Dennis will suddenly make the designers design a better car?

Because as I see it, neither of them are designers. And the problem is the design of the car. Not who is running the team.

It was Ron after all that put their best designer's nose out of joint!

[JamesH]

Originally Posted by Moneyseeker

Ultimately team principles or CEOs take the fall because their role is to ensure that the organisation is the best it can be, that they have the best people and resources and they are using them effectively. No different to any other large business.



I'm sure Whitmarsh would not say that he doesn't design the car so it's not his fault. He knows the position and although a team, how they perform is his responsibility. He has hired new people so let's see what impact they have over time.

It doesn't matter who the Principle is - it's the designers who make or break the season. As you say, Whitmarsh has brought in new people, just like Ron would have done. On the other hand, have he brought in the right people, or would Ron have brought in the right people?

There are very limited number of F1 designers, so whoever the Principle is they still have to chose from the same pool of talent. That makes things a little different from big business, where there talent pool is much much larger. F1 really is quite an unusual case.