Soldato
So they've made Eric fall on his sword https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/in...acing-announces-changes-leadership-structure/
Restructure of Mclaren Managment...
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Soldato
No great shock. A shame for Eric, one suspects that he's carrying the can for decisions made by people higher up than him.
Quite...
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I can see McLaren being sold off soon.
And brown hiring his US mates like Gil de Ferran is a fail.
And brown hiring his US mates like Gil de Ferran is a fail.
Soldato
Have to agree with JRS.
I really feel for Mclaren, I grew up supporting them, and to watch their decline over the past decade is heartbreaking, they are lost, going from poor decision to poor decision, they just seem to have lost direction since Ron switched focus after the 2008 season (dont get me wrong I don't think he could fix it now), and it's been a downward spiral since then. I really hope that they can pull themselves together and return to the correct end of the grid. But I'm not holding my breath...
I really feel for Mclaren, I grew up supporting them, and to watch their decline over the past decade is heartbreaking, they are lost, going from poor decision to poor decision, they just seem to have lost direction since Ron switched focus after the 2008 season (dont get me wrong I don't think he could fix it now), and it's been a downward spiral since then. I really hope that they can pull themselves together and return to the correct end of the grid. But I'm not holding my breath...
Man of Honour
A new scapegoat, but nothing will change.
Soldato
Wow, in their statement they really are dumping all the blame on Boullier.
As said, I expect the issues are higher up the chain.
As said, I expect the issues are higher up the chain.
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The real sad thing is that it's all been their own doing. I wonder if mucking about with more road cars has taken their focus off the primary aim? Are they a racing team who makes cars, or a car maker who races?
I want to see the vault where they keep all the freddos
I want to see the vault where they keep all the freddos
Mclaren Racing are a separate company from Mclaren Automotive...
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I thought they are one big group with offshoots?
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Boullier might well be a scapegoat but he's proved ineffectual at managing upward and, dare I say, downward too. They need to being someone in to oversee the 2021 new regulations as, other than developing a Brawn-like silver bullet that somehow all other teams have miraculously missed, they're unlikely to catch the top three.
I wonder if this might help the relationship with Renault. They and Boullier were not on the best of terms.
The new structure sounds positive - I don't think it can all fall to one person these days, given the size of the tasks and teams - but they'll need to work together effectively and, above all, need to be competent in their roles (extraordinary, ideally). I don't know enough about any of them to have an opinion if that's the case.
I wonder if this might help the relationship with Renault. They and Boullier were not on the best of terms.
The new structure sounds positive - I don't think it can all fall to one person these days, given the size of the tasks and teams - but they'll need to work together effectively and, above all, need to be competent in their roles (extraordinary, ideally). I don't know enough about any of them to have an opinion if that's the case.
Yes part of the Mclaren Group but with a totally separate management so one cannot take resources from another. I believe Dennis used to run both but this is no longer.
Key people
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(Chief Executive Officer) - Robert Melville
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Soldato
Looks like McLaren have been selling off F1 cars to pay bills.
https://www.pitpass.com/62270/McLaren-selling-off-the-family-silver
https://www.pitpass.com/62270/McLaren-selling-off-the-family-silver
Losing Honda cost a fair bit.
Accounts reveal that the McLaren Group has seen revenue fall 3% to £871m and a £1.3m profit turned into a £66m pre-tax loss.
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Agree. I'm amazed his name was even being considered after the mess he caused at BAR/Honda in the mid 00's. It doesn't sound to me like this will change much at all, although I will happily be proved wrong.
That's not really a surprise. Ron kept all the cars in the company, Ron is gone so the cars are now just looked upon as assets to dispose of.
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Sad that, they even have a price on their own history. They will be selling the freddos and buying penny chows lol.
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Lol restructuring, yeah whatever, just get people in who know what they're doing and get on with it.
I don't think any of the current lot are up to the job, in fact boullier was probably the best.
Zak Brown is all talk
I don't think any of the current lot are up to the job, in fact boullier was probably the best.
Zak Brown is all talk