<< Return to the news list

Dennis went to extraordinary lengths to thwart Hamilton switch

Dennis went to extraordinary lengths to thwart Hamilton switch

Published on 25 Nov 2013 14:53
0
By: Rob Veenstra

McLaren 'supremo' Ron Dennis went to extraordinary lengths in an attempt to thwart Lewis Hamilton's switch to Mercedes for 2013, according to a report in the Daily Mail. Dennis, who groomed Hamilton from boyhood to F1 stardom, fell out badly with the 2008 world champion as the British driver toyed with leaving McLaren mid last year.

The Daily Mail on Saturday claims Dennis flew to Stuttgart last year to meet with Mercedes chairman Dieter Zetsche, where they discussed reports in British tabloid newspapers in July about Hamilton partying with 10 women in London. "For me, this is a real storm in a teacup," former McLaren team principal Dennis is quoted as saying.

"Yes, I had meetings with Dieter, and in the course of those meetings we touched on many issues, some of which related to Lewis. The fact that Lewis had been photographed with a group of women at a London hotel was one of the subjects we discussed, but those discussions had no relevance to his leaving McLaren," he insisted. (GMM)

F1 News Lewis Hamilton Mercedes McLaren

<< Previous article Next article >>

Replies (0)

Login to reply

Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time

Friday

Saturday

Sunday
Free practice 1

11:00 - 12:30

V. Bottas

1:44.493

Free practice 3

12:00 - 13:00

L. Hamilton

1:43.255

Race

15:10 - 17:10

L. Hamilton

no time
Free practice 2

15:00 - 16:30

M. Verstappen

1:43.744

Qualifying

15:00 - 16:00

L. Hamilton

1:41.252

Fastest lap

15:10 - 17:10

D. Ricciardo

1:47.483

Grand Prix of Belgium

Local time

Friday
Free practice 1

11:00 - 12:30

V. Bottas

1:44.493
Saturday
Free practice 3

12:00 - 13:00

L. Hamilton

1:43.255
Sunday
Race

15:10 - 17:10

L. Hamilton

no time
Friday
Free practice 2

15:00 - 16:30

M. Verstappen

1:43.744
Saturday
Qualifying

15:00 - 16:00

L. Hamilton

1:41.252
Sunday
Fastest lap

15:10 - 17:10

D. Ricciardo

1:47.483

Related news

Vettel – Hamilton is certainly the greatest of our era

17 Nov 2020 11:34

4
'50-50 chance' of Ferrari taking on Mercedes in 2016

12 Feb 2016 11:38

0
Winning the teams' title is better than the drivers', according to Hamilton

05 Nov 2020 18:44

4
Manor Racing wise to invest in Wehrlein - Haug

12 Feb 2016 11:07

0
Hamilton was 'definitely worried' about front brake smoking during Mugello restart

17 Sep 2020 16:04

1

World Championship standings 2021

Standings drivers
Standings team

Pos

Driver

Team

Points

1

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

182

2

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes

175

3

Lando Norris

McLaren

113

4

Valtteri Bottas

Mercedes

107

5

Sergio Perez

Red Bull Racing

104

Pos

Team

Points

1

Red Bull Racing

286

2

Mercedes

282

3

McLaren

163

4

Ferrari

148

5

Alpha Tauri

49

6

Aston Martin

48

7

Alpine F1

40

8

Alfa Romeo Racing

2

Show full world champion standings

Test calendar

Bahrain International Circuit - Winter testing

See full test schedule

Give your opinion!

Driver profile

Lewis Hamilton 44

Lewis Hamilton

Team Mercedes
Points 2,467
Podiums 102
Grand Prix 128

Country United Kingdom
Date of b. Jan 7 1985 (36)
Place of b. Tewin, United Kingdom
Weight 68 kg
Length 1.74 m

367,782 comments on Mercedes
61 members have this team as their favourite
Tweets about Lewis Hamilton

Show full profile

Team profile

Mercedes

465,981 comments on Mercedes
53 members have this team as their favourite
Tweets about Mercedes

Show full profile

Formula 1 Calendar - 2021

Date

Grand Prix

Circuit

-

Bahrain

26 - Mar 28

Bahrain

Bahrain International Circuit

16 - Apr 18

Italy

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

30 - May 2

Portugal

Autódromo Internacional do Algarve

7 - May 9

Spain

Circuit de Catalunya

20 - May 23

Monaco

4 - Jun 6

Azerbaijan

Baku City Circuit

18 - Jun 20

France

25 - Jun 27

Austria

2 - Jul 4

Austria

16 - Jul 18

United Kingdom

30 - Aug 1

Hungary

27 - Aug 29

Belgium

Spa-Francorchamps

3 - Sep 5

Netherlands

Circuit Zandvoort

10 - Sep 12

Italy

24 - Sep 26

Russian

1 - Oct 3

Singapore

Marina Bay Street Circuit

8 - Oct 10

Japan

22 - Oct 24

United States of America

Circuit of the Americas

29 - Oct 31

Mexico

Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

5 - Nov 7

Brazil

19 - Nov 21

Australia

3 - Dec 5

Saudi Arabia

Jeddah Street Circuit

10 - Dec 12

United Arab Emirates

Yas Marina Circuit

See full schedule

Formula 1 Calendar - 2021

Date

Grand Prix & Circuit

-

Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit

26 - Mar 28

Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit

16 - Apr 18

Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

30 - May 2

Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve

7 - May 9

Spain Circuit de Catalunya

20 - May 23

Monaco Monte Carlo

4 - Jun 6

Azerbaijan Baku City Circuit

18 - Jun 20

France Paul Ricard

25 - Jun 27

Austria Red Bull Ring

2 - Jul 4

Austria Red Bull Ring

16 - Jul 18

United Kingdom Silverstone

30 - Aug 1

Hungary Hungaroring

27 - Aug 29

Belgium Spa-Francorchamps

3 - Sep 5

Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort

10 - Sep 12

Italy Monza

24 - Sep 26

Russian Sochi Autodrom

1 - Oct 3

Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit

8 - Oct 10

Japan Circuit Suzuka

22 - Oct 24

United States of America Circuit of the Americas

29 - Oct 31

Mexico Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez

5 - Nov 7

Brazil Interlagos

19 - Nov 21

Australia Albert Park

3 - Dec 5

Saudi Arabia Jeddah Street Circuit

10 - Dec 12

United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit

See full schedule

show sidebar