Going down swinging

Motor Racing - Formula One World Championship - Italian Grand Prix - Qualifying Day - Monza, Italy

Ron Dennis might be on his way out of McLaren on somebody else's terms, but he is going in his own style. Dennis has been forced to step down as chief executive officer and chairman of the McLaren Technology Group, but he made clear in a statement on Tuesday night that his departure was based on "entirely spurious" grounds. Dennis also made clear McLaren hasn't heard the last of him, adding: “I will continue to use my significant shareholding in both companies and my seats on both boards to protect the interests and value of McLaren and help shape its future ... In addition I intend to launch a new technology investment fund once my contractual commitments with McLaren expire."

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.