{"id":138627,"date":"2025-05-28T12:31:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/138627\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T12:31:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T12:31:10","slug":"ron-dennis-takes-aim-at-current-f1-coverage-with-commentators-put-on-mute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/138627\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Dennis takes aim at current F1 coverage with commentators put on mute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former McLaren chief Ron Dennis says he watches F1 races in silence as he can\u2019t stand the \u201crubbish\u201d the commentators come out with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The long-time McLaren boss stepped away from F1 in 2016 and has been rarely seen in the paddock since then but has revealed he still watches the races at home.<\/p>\n

Ron Dennis reveals \u2018rubbish\u2019 verdict of F1\u00a0commentators<\/p>\n

When he left, there were few more experienced than Dennis who took over in 1981 and even after decades of service, he still takes an interest in the sport.<\/p>\n

However, he does so in silence with the 77-year-old revealing he watches F1 races on mute to avoid the \u201crubbish\u201d said by the commentators.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always turn the sound off,\u201d he told the Times<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI know too much about it to want to listen to the rubbish that some of these commentators come out with. I watch for the purity of the race. I do love sport, still love watching grands prix,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I will never go back. You can imagine I\u2019ve got children and grandchildren, and they\u2019re pestering me about going. I will arrange it for them but I won\u2019t go.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing is, I witnessed people coming back to Formula 1 after they\u2019d left. The thing is, your opinion is out of date, even if you\u2019re a multiple world champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople are polite, everything you\u2019d expect them to be. They will sit you down, they will give you a coffee, but you\u2019ve got nothing to offer. You are a spare part and I would never want to be in that position. I\u2019ve got better things to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love my garden, even if I don\u2019t spend much time working in it myself, but I am passionate about it, passionate about so many other things in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dennis lives in the UK, meaning his \u201crubbish\u201d comment is likely directed at Sky Sports who have broadcast rights races for the country. However, the man with an estimated wealth of\u00a0\u00a3450 million has never been tempted to leave the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo, I am a passionate Brit,\u201d he said. \u201cIt would give you a good headline if I told you how much tax I\u2019d paid in my life. I\u2019m not going to because it would become the dominant thing in the story.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love our diverse weather. I have friends who tell me they are on a 90-day system, and they\u2019re sleeping in beds in a variety of places, Switzerland, Monte Carlo, Jersey, Guernsey, everywhere. I say, \u2018Why don\u2019t you just pay the tax here?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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