McLaren is seeking a High Court declaration that will allow the company to use its factory and historic car collection as security for a new loan. Creditors claim those items are already down as collateral. Formula 1's extended hiatus, the result of the ongoing pandemic, has plunged several Formula 1 teams into financial trouble. McLaren is one of those. Days after it emerged that the British company is looking to sell a stake in its Formula 1 team, McLaren has taken legal steps to use its factory and car collection as security for a new loan. Stating it needs 'urgent' refinancing to address 'severe and unexpected financial' difficulties, McLaren is seeking a High Court order that would...
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