Much happened at McLaren since the French Grand Prix a week ago, amid reports of a crisis at Woking the team headquarters, as they parted company with racing director Eric Boullier and immediately slipped Gil de Ferran into the role with the Frenchman's office seat still warm. De Ferran has an impressive racing CV having won two Indycar titles (2000 and 2001) and the 2003 Indianapolis 500 with Penske Racing where he spent three years. Ironically his biggest successes came while drving Honda-powered race cars! In 2005, he was appointed sports director of BAR-Honda but resigned in July 2007 after becoming 'increasingly uncomfortable' with the team. A year later he ran a couple of LMP...
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