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[clyde romero (clyderomero]

Enter into mourning now, brethren!

 Dennis to quit as McLaren F1 boss
By Sarah Holt
BBC Sport at McLaren's HQ

Ron Dennis is to step down as team principal of McLaren and hand over to
current number two Martin Whitmarsh ahead of the new Formula One season.

Dennis, who has run McLaren since 1981, will stay on as chief executive of
the McLaren Group of companies.

Whitmarsh will take over the running of McLaren's F1 operation on 1 March.

"It's time for Martin to take over. It is 100% my decision - this is a job
he will embrace and from now most race-day decisions will be his," said
Dennis.

"This is the right time for this decision. But don't see this as some sort
of retirement because it is the exact opposite.

"The first thing I must do is raise my own game because everybody realises
this is a tough period in which to work.

"We are a very diverse organisation and we have a number of other projects
ongoing, including the development of our road car, and that is going to be
a real challenge.

"I will still be full executive chairman. But it's time, and it's absolutely
100% my decision. It's what I want to do." added the 61-year-old.

Whitmarsh, 51, has been at McLaren since 1989, when he took over as head of
operations.

And he said: "It doesn't feel like a bombshell to me - Ron has reached this
point and I was keen for him to dictate a timeframe - but I certainly didn't
push him.

"I've worked with Ron for 20 years and he has had an incredible career, but
Formula One is changing and evolving and so is this business."

The 2009 Formula One season opens with the Australian Grand Prix in
Melbourne on 29 March. 

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