Ron Dennis has reaffirmed his intention to hand over the reigns of McLaren in the near future.
The Mercedes-backed team’s long time boss, who turns 60 in a few weeks time, revealed last year that he wants to be “on a beach” rather than in his Woking office within a decade.
McLaren’s current F1 chief executive Martin Whitmarsh is first in line to run the outfit – which celebrated its fortieth anniversary last year – into the future.
Dennis, never likely to relinquish his role of chairman, is also the CEO.
“It’s a role that I know Martin wants,” the Briton told the magazine F1 Racing, “and rightly so.
“I don’t see myself continuing to work as hard as I currently do forever, and there are things I want to do that I just wouldn’t have the time to do if I were to remain as chief executive officer of the McLaren Group in the long term.”
Dennis recently sold half of his personal stake in the team to a Bahrain company, and Mercedes’ parent company Daimler Chrysler is rumoured to be eyeing the rest.
