Ron Dennis Stands Down

Ron has finally stepped down from team manager but is still keeping his thumbs in lots of pies and running the Mclaren Corporation. He says he will be at most grand prix so no doubt his insightful interviews will still grace the TV screen. So why did he stand down?

Is it because it cost him his marriage? His beautiful wife attended a lot of Grand Prix recently before leaving him… Was that a final price too high to pay?Was it that his son, (cough) sorry Lewis Hamilton won the championship and Ron thinks his work here is done? What else could he achieve? Did Mercedes finally say “look we are not playing second fiddle forever - start moving over so we can take over”. Or is it the fact he was done for cheating in 2007 and had all sorts or problems with the FIA in 2008 with Lewis Hamilton. Or simply is he getting too old?

Whatever the reason we are going to miss some quality “Ronspeak”. Who else can refer to a car as "the package" and not "the car". He also made the word "optimise" his own. He also used the word "technologist" more times than I care to mention. I just hope he doesn’t end up in a commentary box! It’s going to be worse enough with David Coulthard. If you wish to create your own “Ronspeak” go here:

http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_ronspeak.php

Bye Ron. I’ve always found you an irritation and a bit of an annoyance… But I, the fans and F1 are going to miss you.