Dennis transformed McLaren into an F1 powerhouse of the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, leading the Woking-based outfit to win s🦩even constructors’ championships and 10 drivers’ titles. 

He also famously handed 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton his F1 debut in 2007. Ham✨ilton won his first world title with McLaren in his second season in 2008 and remains the team’s most recent world champion. 

After 36 years at the helm, Dennis stepped down as chairman an🉐d chief executive of the McLaren Technology Group in late♛ 2016. 

McLaren have been unable 💃to return to their former heights and are enduring a challenging start to the 2023 season. 

“Ron w🐻as a perfectionist wasn’t he? He just had everything planned. He wanted the [Ayrton] Sennas, he wanted the [Alain] Prosts𓆉,” Jordan said on the Formula for Success podcast. 

“To be fair, we all laughed and joked, we took the mickey out of Ron a little bit 🥃because of how clinical he is, both in cleanliness and the way he prepares the c🦋ar and the people, but I bet they wish they had him back.

“Because McLaren now are nowhere near where they were. You can say what you like, Ron Dennis was just fantastically dedicated and committed to his🌳 team and [he was] the unsung hero to the staff members and people [who worked there.]”

Jordan’s comment🎀s could be viewed as a dig towards current McLareꦛn Racing CEO Zak Brown. 

Ex-F1 driver David Coulthard, who raced with McLaren for nin🌞e seasons, thinks his former boss was often “misunderstood”. 

“Ron Dennis was, I think, misunderstood to the outside world,” Coulthard said. “Because he was an incredibly caring individual to the teamꦇ and took care of his team personnel if they had medical issues or theiಌr family had issues.

“He took care o🅠🔯f them quietly, but in a great way because he understood the importance of the team.”