Eric Boullier on managing Raikkonen, Kubicas accident and switching from Team Principal to Promoter

Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 5 a.m.

Eric Boullier was Team Principal at Renault and Lotus before he became the Racing Director of McLaren. He resigned from that role in 2018 before switching camps to Paul Ricard, where he is now managing director of the French Grand Prix. In this episode, Tom probes Eric about his life in the sport, from the challenge of managing Kimi Raikkonen to dealing with the aftermath of Robert Kubica\u2019s accident. There\u2019s also time to chat about McLaren and the drivers he worked with there \u2013 Button, Alonso and Vandoorne \u2013 plus Eric brings us up to speed on all things French GP\u2026