Sunday, May 11, 2008

Divorce of convenience?


A piece by The Scribbler in Sports Pro kind of hints of a game played by McLaren boss Ron Dennis, who in February divorced his wife Lisa, who in turn is said to have packed off to the US leaving Ron and their kids in England.

Apparently, Dennis anticipates lawsuits to follow the USD$100 million fine on McLaren by the FIA after the team were found guilty in the Spygate issue, of possession of classified Ferrari technical data.

The 61-year old Dennis is said to have transferred assets of about USD$300 million to Lisa last year, prior to the divorce. Scribbler says his sources reveal this might be due to impending lawsuits by Ferrari and his own shareholders following the Spygate scandal and this was done to save the money from legal predators.

I wonder if ex-Ferrari boss Datuk Seri Jean Todt can be expected to be among the suitors. The money could do well to boost the economy of Terengganu.

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