Things got decidedly prickly during the Friday team representatives' press conference on the opening day of the French Grand Prix weekend when McLaren team chief Eric Boullier and a Daily Mail journalist verbally sparred during the live broadcast from Circuit Paul Ricard. Sportsmail journalist Jonathan McEvoy broke a story last Friday when he interviewed former McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh who described an atmosphere of dissatisfaction and dissent among th rank and file at Woking. This was followed up by a denial from McLaren earlier this week after which McEvoy, with inside sources, wrote of some bizarre management practices and even talk of a strike. Inevitably. during the...
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