It has long been known that Ron Dennis was keen to pry the promising 22 - year - old driver from the Grove based team to replace Fernando Alonso .
It was not known that McLaren had actually made a solid approach to Williams .
It has long been known that Ron Dennis was keen to pry the promising 22 - year - old driver from the Grove based team to replace Fernando Alonso , but it was not known that McLaren had actually made a solid approach to Williams .