Ron Dennis: Understanding the Mind of a Genius, Part Deux

Following arguments put forward in part I of this note I explain how Ron Denis politics and his game plan will secure his secret bid to take over as FIA president; the man's extraordinary intelligence and forward planning allows him to pick his opponents, take his time to isolate key weaknesses and finally destroy them before they even know he had them in his visor (Mr Max Mosley I feel for you) Thinking outside of the box with plenty of hindsight enables him to be in a strategic position (politically) where he can deliberately decide when and how to take control of the FIA whether he wants to do it in June or in 2009 is up to him and that's the beauty of the strategy only a genius could have fathomed!

 So why would Denis be so secretly keen on becoming FIA president and pretend otherwise in public; simple, for any politician to be in the spotlight and enjoy a good reputation i.e. take any decisions they like and stand unchallenged by their peers in power, you have to be drawn into a power vacuum and not force your own way up; in other words you have to work towards getting Mr Max Mosley out of his offices (phase 1) then make sure you stand as the right candidate for the job (phase 2) and finally enjoy a strong image you have built as the result of the collapse of the previous supremo (phase 3); this may sound simple and quite straight forward yet it is working fantastically well at present; if you look at recent events well back from mid season 2007 Dennis has built a ""defeated father" image that is working ever so well PR wise, furthermore adding oil to the flame speculations regarding retirement plans from his long held top position as Mclaren Supremo enables Dennis to take advantage of the current winds of change within the strategic environment of formula 1, for his ennemies and opponents and everyone else for that matters expects him to move on and focus on his personal life.... As if someone so keen would ever consider dropping out in such a fashion??

Then what is it that is playing so well in Ron Denis hands? Looking back to last year's spy scandal may have left Mclaren mercedes with a hefty 100 million dollars fine plus getting the boot out of the manufacturer's championship; however there is more to it than just financial sanctions, McLaren survived the whole ordeal, there were strong speculations as to whether the FIA would exclude Mclaren for good but Denis knew better because in the end game it is the image, the credibility and authority of the FIA as head council for motorsports that has taken the sharpest blow which can only be corrected by the departure of Max Mosley plus a turn around in key policies to revive the outdated body.

This ladies and gentlemen is the opening Ron Denis needed; to further add to his cause some indications points in the direction of Dennis again regarding the launch of an investigation into Max Mosley's personal life; why  all that hassle? because someone somewhere just cannot take chances thus having to deal the final blow to Mr Mosley's mandate as head of the FIA but also leading the medias and sports fans alike to believe this was sweet revenge for last year's spy scandal sanctions incurred by McLaren when in reality it is not!!!

Dennis has every reason to put forward his candidacy as head of FIA and more; who knows what kind of policy and strategic direction has he got in mind for motorsports??? My guess is his record at Mclaren speaks for itself and so should his future mandate as head of the FIA!!!