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[dynamic]

ron dennis starting some thing were celebrities like ms, ali g, pele, all the mu lads and loads others sign bricks which are suppossed to simple chidhood. later they are auctioned off at ebay.co.uk and the money will be used to find out more bout stillbirths and miscarriages.


good work ron

[Amazin]

I prefer to think that Ron Dennis is on the autumm of his life and he's trying to appear less arrogant and prepotent to God.

He's never been that nice.

Amazin

[Chris G.]

I don't think he's applying for sainthood or anything. Nice or not, the more money raised for charity the better.

[Scudetto]

It's good to hear of Ron's charitable work. I think more F1 personalities should undertake similar endeavours and use their celebrity constructively. I've voiced several profane and spurious opinions about Mr. Dennis with respect to his conduct in F1, but I'd never fault Ron for doing such a great thing for the kids nor would I ascribe some selfish movtive to him for doing so.

Ronnie

[Mr.Science]

yeah,he is a good guy

[RedFever]

I am with Chris, who cares whether they are nice or not. Why is that it if Dennis collects memorabilia to sell or Schumacher plays soccer to collect money or sells his overalls and they do it for a good cause that people have to focus on what assholes they really are normally? do you care if your child is sick or hungry and money arrives whether it was collected by a samaritan or an asshole? i doubt it. So, let's attack Dennis and Schumi when they deserve it, but if they use their celebrity for a good cause, can we agree to leave them alone, for once?

[MrSlow]

Selling bricks for a fortune at ebay, oh the irony

[BuonoBruttoCattivo]

Originally posted by RedFever
I am with Chris, who cares whether they are nice or not. Why is that it if Dennis collects memorabilia to sell or Schumacher plays soccer to collect money or sells his overalls and they do it for a good cause that people have to focus on what assholes they really are normally? do you care if your child is sick or hungry and money arrives whether it was collected by a samaritan or an asshole? i doubt it. So, let's attack Dennis and Schumi when they deserve it, but if they use their celebrity for a good cause, can we agree to leave them alone, for once?

OK, I'll try to remember that the next time he launches unfounded accusations of Ferrari cheating.
BTW, I am sure that 95% of the posters on AtlasF1 can very well make the basic distinction between a charitable, well meaning action and unclassy, sore-loser behaviour. I did not see anyone attacking his charitable decision.

[mp4]

I only know of Ron's dealings with his team and the sport in general.
I have no idea what he does away from F1, nor do I really care.
The personae (sp?) of anyone in this business is probably far removed from how they are in their private life.
As far as how Ron, Sir Frank, Jean Todt et al, conduct themselves when they are at home with the wife and kids could better be dealt with in some sort of "mush" piece in People Magazine.
I do like the way Ron, Sir Frank and even Jean deal with the task at hand. Their job is to maximise what they have to push their team to bigger and better things.
If these people help out charities; good for them. That, however, is a personal choice and really has nothing to do with F1, as a whole.
Everyone is multidimentional. (sp?)

[dynamic]

heres a link with some info

http://www.tommys-ca...rg/website.html

you can dislike someone in the context of f1 or football but it be silly to carry that over in real life espec when they are doing good

[Oscar Jack]

Originally posted by mp4
I only know of Ron's dealings with his team and the sport in general.
I have no idea what he does away from F1, nor do I really care.
The personae (sp?) of anyone in this business is probably far removed from how they are in their private life.
As far as how Ron, Sir Frank, Jean Todt et al, conduct themselves when they are at home with the wife and kids could better be dealt with in some sort of "mush" piece in People Magazine.
I do like the way Ron, Sir Frank and even Jean deal with the task at hand. Their job is to maximise what they have to push their team to bigger and better things.
If these people help out charities; good for them. That, however, is a personal choice and really has nothing to do with F1, as a whole.
Everyone is multidimentional. (sp?)

Good post, mp4
I cannot agree with most posters in this thread as I am a great admirer of Ron Dennis, of what he has achieved and of his willingness to stand up and speak his mind. I am sure that, in his private life, he is a very pleasant man as anyone who knows him as a friend attests. Ron and his wife have been supporters of Tommy's Campaign for some years, as well as many other charities associated with children. Good for them, not just for giving money but for giving their time and thought to help others.


ummm, multi-dimensional I think

[miniman]

Thumbs up for Ron

[Dudley]

I prefer to think that Ron Dennis is on the autumm of his life and he's trying to appear less arrogant and prepotent to God.

Except of course when he's trying to kill off other teams.