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Is Eric, McLaren's ‘Billy Beane' Boullier?

Eric Boullier’s sudden departure from Lotus and hot tip to take the helm of McLaren is a shot from left-field, even amidst the backdrop of the perceived financial instability at Lotus. ALthough Boullier has remained steadfast while staff have jumped ship (James Allison, Kimi Raikkonen, Dirk de Beer and Ciaron Pilbeam), even the cool-headed Frenchman must have grown weary of the situation at Enstone. Should Eric move to McLaren, it bears more than a situational resemblance to the film Moneyball, based on Michael Lewis’s non-fictional account of the Oakland Athletics 2002 NBL season and their general manager, Billy Beane’s attempts to conjure up a competitive team. Billy Beane made...
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