His official title may be ‘racing director’, but Eric Boullier on Thursday said he is actually McLaren’s new team principal. The former Lotus chief and Frenchman started work at Woking ...
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Quesnel favourite for Lotus boss role – report
Olivier Quesnel, the former Citroen and Peugeot world rally boss, has leapt into pole position to become Lotus’ new team boss. Following Eric Boullier’s switch to McLaren, the great British ...
Read More »Lotus owner says Whitmarsh ‘not the only candidate’
Lotus team owner Gerard Lopez has played down reports McLaren refugee Martin Whitmarsh is definitely headed to Enstone. With Eric Boullier having moved to McLaren to be ‘racing director’, it ...
Read More »McLaren confirms Boullier as ‘racing director’
As was widely predicted, Lotus’ newly-departed team boss Eric Boullier has moved to McLaren. The great British team announced the news on Wednesday, just as Jenson Button finally gave the ...
Read More »Lotus in ‘contact’ with Whitmarsh – source
Deposed McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh could switch to Lotus for 2014, an insider has confirmed. Lotus’ former chief, Eric Boullier, is the hot favourite to replace Whitmarsh at Woking, even ...
Read More »Sam Michael tipped to be new McLaren boss
Martin Whitmarsh will not be present as McLaren’s 2014 car is launched on Friday. That is the claim of Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, following reports the team’s F1 boss for ...
Read More »No orange for McLaren after Dennis return
McLaren’s 2014 car will not be orange, Italy’s Omnicorse reports. With Honda arriving in 2015, the long Mercedes partnership entering the final straight and title sponsor Vodafone now departed, it ...
Read More »McLaren not commenting on Brawn rumours
McLaren has refused to comment on intensifying speculation Ross Brawn could soon be unveiled as the great British team’s new boss. After five years of Martin Whitmarsh’s reign culminated in ...
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