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De Ferran back in F1 as McLaren 'informal consultant'

The McLaren team has turned to two-time IndyCar champion and former Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran to help shake things up at Woking As well as his successful career as a driver, de Ferran was also previously briefly sporting boss at BAR-Honda. "Gil is a good friend of McLaren," explained CEO Zak Brown. "We have brought him on as an advisor to help with our young drivers. "He's a great racer who knows his way around the garage," he added. "[He has] so much expertise that can help us improve, and we're open-minded to that." Although the team is currently in fifth place in the constructors standings - a marked improvement on their dismal 2017 campaign -...
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