LE CASTELLET, France -- Eric Boullier was forced to defend his position as McLaren's racing director on Friday after a report emerged in the Daily Mail that some factory-based employees had lost faith in the team's management structure.
An anonymous source told the Daily Mail that team members had been rewarded with Freddo chocolate bars -- worth 25p -- for delivering car updates on time, describing the atmosphere at the team as "toxic". The report was accompanied by a picture of senior members of staff, including chief engineering officer Matt Morris, holding the chocolate bars while posing for a photo.