FIA said McLaren twice passed up opportunities to rectify evidence it knew was false in Melbourne. Hamilton was stripped of his third-place finish, but McLaren could face sanctions in Paris that include being banned.
Dennis said the timing of his exit was "purely coincidental," but acknowledged that FIA president Max Mosley and F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone would welcome his departure.
It all comes down to removing Ron Dennis, a long term pain in the ass for the FIA and Bernie, long live FOTA.