The 61-year-old Briton, who since the beginning of the 80s has been McLaren team principal, will hand over the role to his Martin Whitmarsh on March 1st.
Ron Dennis, however, remains chief executive and chairman of the entire Woking based McLaren Group, and always intended to attend some races in 2009.
“I continue to love the sport of Formula One with every fibre of my being,” said Dennis. “That’ll never change. So, yes, I’ll be in Melbourne for the 2009 Australian Grand Prix.”
“I’ll attend most if not all Grands Prix this coming season,” Dennis said. “I’ll have work to do at Grands Prix as an influential member and proponent of FOTA, and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the McLaren Group. After all, it’s via Formula One that we’ve built the platform on which we now intend to grow the McLaren Group further in years to come.”
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