McLaren ‘an equal opportunities employer’

LEWIS HAMILTON’S boss, Ron Dennis, has denied favouring the Formula One Championship points leader over his McLaren team-mate Heikki Kovalainen.

Hamilton leads the current drivers standings with 70 points while Kovalainen is fifth with 43 but McLaren team principal Dennis has reasserted the policy neither driver is favoured.

Dennis has also rejected the idea of team orders at McLaren even though Hamilton appears to have the best chance of winning the drivers’ title.