Dennis: “We were a little uncomfortable” with Alonso

McLaren has therefore confirmed its crew for 2015 with Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button. If the presence of the first had been assured for several months, uncertainty remained over the identity of his teammate. However, it is the return of the double world champion to the British team which arouses the most reactions, both the first experience was disastrous. The Asturian slammed the door of the Woking team at the end of 2007, after the title was won by Kimi Räikkönen who took advantage of the internal fights in the English clan. The Spaniard will consummate the divorce by giving evidence against McLaren in “Spygate”.

Fernando Alonso and Ron Dennis, the President of McLaren Group, must therefore reconcile and put on a good face in front of the press. The Briton took the first step by not blaming all the blame on the new recruit. “If we look back on this period and the osmosis we had with Lewis, he was a young man perceived by many as being the chosen one but also as an immature boy. If I had to choose who shot first, I would say that Lewis had his role to play in the escalation process. I had challenges managing the crews, particularly with Alain (Cheers) and Ayrton (Senna), but we always managed to ease tensions. But the situation escaped me this time and I judge my contribution to this in the same way as Fernando. »

The Briton assures that the storm regarding Fernando Alonso has passed and that he is now looking to the future alongside Honda. “We regret the mistakes we make in life and we can't always change the things that happened. I don't expect to have any problems with Fernando. Obviously, we were a little uncomfortable when we started seeing each other again in recent months. Anything that may appear to be rebuilt friendship seen today will seem very suspicious to you. But this period (2007) has now passed. We are focused on the future and we must succeed together. »