Your petition has been approved by the Number 10 web team, and
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http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Ron-Dennis-KG/
Your petition reads:
We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to Ask her
majesty to consider awarding of a knighthood to Ron Dennis CBE
of the Mclaren F1 team
Since the early 1980s Dennis has been the principal of the
McLaren Formula One team attending races and supervising the
teams operations and strategy from the pit wall.
A self made man Ron Dennis started out as an apprentice
mechanic with Cooper Cars. He susquently went on work form the
Brabham F1 Team where he was Sir Jack Brabham. Subsequently
founding and running several highly successful teams Ron
Dennis's MP4 team merged with the McLaren team after which
McLaren became one of the most successful teams in the histrory
of motorsport.
Ron Dennis has contributed much to international motorsport,
greatly adding to the UK's reputation on the international
stage. Through the expansion of Mclaren team's operations he
has created employment in high technology jobs in the UK.
Thanks for submitting your petition.
[Edited on 27/9/07 by britishtrident]
signed. Number.......errrrr........5
A few crocodile tears and everyone thinks Ron is a hero. For all we know, if Alonso hadn't threatened Ron with releasing the fact that McLaren were cheating, in exchange for being given number one status, he might never have informed the F.I.A. about the documents in the first place meaning that McLaren could still be decieving us all now. We could have all been none the wiser.
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Originally posted by Russ-Turner
A few crocodile tears and everyone thinks Ron is a hero. For all we know, if Alonso hadn't threatened Ron with releasing the fact that McLaren were cheating, in exchange for being given number one status, he might never have informed the F.I.A. about the documents in the first place meaning that McLaren could still be decieving us all now. We could have all been none the wiser.
done
Hi,
Well I think he's a good guy and deserves to be recognised for what he has done for the UK.
Cheers,
David
also done
Number 8
If it gets up Moseley's nose its all good.
Russ wake up and smell the coffee, Ferrari have been at it for years.
[Edited on 27/9/07 by AndyH]
[Edited on 27/9/07 by AndyH]
done and passed on
Signed with pleasure 
Ron Dennis has certainly contributed much to international motorsport but I personally don't think he deserves a knighthood.
Phil
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Ron Dennis has certainly contributed much to international motorsport but I personally don't think he deserves a knighthood.
Phil
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Ron Dennis has certainly contributed much to international motorsport but I personally don't think he deserves a knighthood.
Phil
So how many of those unworthy people were knighted on the strength of a petition??
Phil
signed
probably not nearly as many as got knighted on the strength of a political donation!!
Arise Sir Ron of the mclaren down with the reds they are lower than a snakes belly sssssssssssssss
"He susquently went on work form the
Brabham F1 Team where he was Sir Jack Brabham".
Now I wonder why he would wan't two knighthoods?, and why change his name, Jack sounds better than Ron. Ray
PS. As for his petition, stuff him, he didn't sign mine.
signed and sincerely wish Ferrari all the worst.
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quote:
Originally posted by britishtrident
quote:
Originally posted by Hellfire
Ron Dennis has certainly contributed much to international motorsport but I personally don't think he deserves a knighthood.
Phil
But Max would hate it :-)
Done 
I do have to wonder - why make someone a night, who although is a very good business person - in the real world has done nothing but what is best for
his own business. Why not a partition for David Beckham anther pointless one, but he dose run a football academy for children so may be a little
better. Personally i don’t think any of the modern F1 fraternity deserves it. They need to have at least done something selfless, or a contribution to
society, and not just self gain or their own businesses self gain. As Ron Denis has said on many occasions ‘F1 is a sport every other Sunday
afternoon, the rest is just big business’
So no, I won’t sign it, but would like to see a partition for someone who dose deserve it.
[Edited on 28/9/07 by u401768]
[Edited on 28/9/07 by u401768]
If fact having thought about it more – it really winds me up. So why should a business man, who does very well in an small arena, where they all cheat
to get any advantage over each over, to go round in small circles be knight at all?
And before I get shot down as being a motor sport hater – have been a stanch F1 supporter for the last 30 years and go to the GP’s I can get to.
Well to look at the bigger picture - the UK motorsport industry is the biggest in the world and brings thousands of jobs and millions (if not indeed
billions) of pounds to the UK economy. Probably fair to say McClaren (as well as the likes of Prodrive, Lola, Lotus etc etc) have done huge amounts to
enhance the UK motorsport industry's reputation.
As for doing something selfless - well Ron Dennis (secretly???) supported Lewis Hamilton for many years. Wonder how many other young drivers he's
been there to help. Maybe you could say its for his own self interest (in that he's developed a driver for his own team) but happen to think
myself that there's probably a crop of youngsters that have benefitted from him in return.
David Beckham football academy - how much time does he actually spend there then - especially the one in London?? Predominantly name only i recon and
for all the personal money he may put into it i recon he gets more out in enhanced image
I Agree with you on the size of the industry, but it is just that – a successful industry, which was successful a long time before Ron Denis came
along. This was the reason they set where they did. The heritage of motor sport industry is probably more a result of the UK be very good at
innovation, ie a lot of the bleeding edge computer industry is here, along with the many other examples. As a nation it is something the UK is good at
and should be proud off.
In terms of bringing on young drivers - the Redbull drivers academy, Ferrari have there own way (via a young Todd), Renault have there own - but
at the end of the day, in really terms a very few talented people are supported with 95%of these to be discarded along the way. The same goes with
engineers, a few who are very good - and get paid a huge about and are the panicle, but with a lot of very good engineers under them, who get paid
relative poorly. I do know this, having worked with 2 ex F1 designers (one from Mclaren one from Jordan) who now work at Rolls Royce - the reason they
left the money as too poor and they were expected to work huge hours, and no RR is just a standard pay company.
But this all just makes me think RD is no different to Eddie Jordan, Briatory, Todd, etc. The only one who stands out is Frank Williams for succeeding
despite everything which happened to him, and still an independent Race team, who has been knighted.
Just to be clear I don’t think David Beckham should be knighted either
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only 39
We need some good publicity lads.
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Originally posted by jollygreengiant
only 39
We need some good publicity lads.
