McLaren boss denies link to Mosley exposé

LONDON, England (CNN) -- McLaren boss Ron Dennis has categorically denied any involvement in the newspaper exposé that threatens Max Mosley's future as the head of Formula One's governing body.

Mosley is fighting to keep his position after the UK's News of the World published an exposé about his sex life, alleging he took part in an orgy with Nazi overtones.

The 67-year-old Mosley has rejected numerous calls to step down and says there was no "Nazi connotation to the matter." He is suing for violation of privacy and faces a FIA vote of confidence in Paris on June 3.

Dennis said in a statement Thursday that he had nothing to do with the revelations about Mosley, the British Press Association reported.

"As I have consistently said whenever I have been asked about this, I categorically deny that I have anything to do with the News of the World investigation into Mr Mosley," Dennis said.

"Neither does anyone connected with the McLaren Group or the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team. And neither does any agent or any other party acting on my behalf or anyone connected with the McLaren Group or the team."

Dennis was prompted to comment after reports that Radovan Novak, the general secretary of the Czech Automobile Association, appeared to suggest in a Prague radio interview that the revelations may be linked to last year's Formula One spying controversy.

The FIA fined McLaren a record $100 million and removed their constructors' points for having Ferrari technical data.

The Times of London said Novak's remarks were at "best ambivalent," however, Dennis moved quickly to quash any suggestion he was involved.

He said McLaren would be seeking clarification from Novak.

"We are writing to Mr Novak and are currently considering the appropriate route via which the remarks that have been attributed to him may be withdrawn or corrected." E-mail to a friend

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