Marko Hanželic
Mansour ojjeh he met motorsport in 1979 when he was a company TAG, founded by his father, began working with Williams. Team from Grove won its first victory on the wings of the new sponsor shortly afterwards, and later also the championship. He rides off he then became enthusiastic about the joint project Ron Dennis and a Saudi-born French citizen became an important figure of the “oranges” in the next thirty years.
"Mansour Ojjeh's farewell saddened everyone at McLaren," he said Zak Brown, CEO of the company Mclaren racing: “Mansour has been the heart of the team for almost forty years and indispensable for its successes. He was a real racer in every sense of the word. Extremely competitive, determined, engaged, and above all honest. Regardless of the intensity of the competition, his sporting spirit meant the most to him. "
Other important Formula 1 men also paid tribute to the French businessman with Arab roots. Stefano domenicali said: "I was shocked to learn that my good friend Mansour had died." Former Formula One racer and current commentator Martin Brundle, added: “This is extremely sad news. He was the most pleasant, inspiring and unique personality in Formula 1. My condolences to his family and many of his friends, and I am honored to have been one of them. ”
