McLaren race director resigns

The English announced this on Wednesday before the British Grand Prix. Boullier's resignation is therefore accompanied by a complete restructuring of the management team at the traditional team, which is also far behind its demands in 2018.

Former Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran takes on the newly created position of sports director. As Chief Operating Officer of McLaren Racing, Simon Roberts is responsible for production, engineering and logistics, Andrea Stella is appointed Performance Director and is therefore responsible for work on the racetrack.

"The performance of the MCL33 in 2018 did not live up to expectations," said McLaren managing director Zak Brown: "This is not the fault of the hundreds of dedicated employees at McLaren. The causes are systemic and structural in nature, which is why major changes are necessary. "

McLaren had been disappointing with its engine partner Honda since 2015, switched to Renault engines at the beginning of the current season and was aiming for podium places. However, the once successful team is far from that; after at least a decent start to the season, things have recently gone steeply downhill. Former world champions Fernando Alonso (Spain) and Stoffel Vandoorne (Belgium) only scored four points in the last four races.

Boullier himself had ruled out a withdrawal at the Grand Prix in France two weeks ago. The 44-year-old was also criticized for his team leadership, among other things, McLaren made strange headlines with "Chocolate Gate": According to anonymous statements from employees, the crew was rewarded with chocolate bars for hard work and meeting deadlines - the The distribution was limited to one bar per employee. In addition, an employee complained about a “poisonous” atmosphere and “cluelessness” on the part of the bosses.

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McLaren race director resigns

After disappointing years and turbulent months, Frenchman Eric Boullier is no longer race director at the McLaren Formula 1 racing team.

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