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McLaren hold crisis meeting in France

Rumours of discontent and staff revolt behind the scenes at McLaren have been reported over the past few weeks, with employees reportedly unhappy at the direction of the Formula One team as well as the "toxic" atmosphere, so bosses held crisis talks to try and rally the troops in France over the weekend. One anonymous source told the Daily Mail last week that senior management figures such as Eric Boullier and Zak Brown commanded no respect within the ranks and, more bizarrely, staff members have been regularly rewarded with Freddo chocolate bars for their efforts - often after spending day and night working in the factory. Boullier and Brown, in particular, have played down the...
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