Why Whitmarsh is the best man for McLaren
Much has been written about a crisis of confidence at McLaren over Martin Whitmarsh's ability to lead the team during the last few weeks. But, as Tony Dodgins explains, this paper talk is simply not true
If you'd picked up some of the national newspapers post-British Grand Prix, you might have been forgiven for thinking that McLaren was a team in crisis.
Inevitably perhaps, there were stories that team principal Martin Whitmarsh was a man under pressure.
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