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Eric Boullier admitted trailing Sahara Force India for so long had forced McLaren to raise its game.
"Being behind Force India was a concern and a wake-up call for everybody. We were not exactly on the same playing field as Mercedes, but we can't complain as we had the best engine," Eric Boullier told Autosport.
"It's easier when you know your downforce and windtunnel is not working [and] you've found the problem with your car. When it's more about culture, process and leadership then it's less easy to find the problem. It takes a lot of hard work to understand what's wrong and how to bring everybody back together. I think we are there now, so we are more efficient and I think everyone at McLaren understands what has happened, which is important so we do not repeat the same mistakes," added McLaren racing director.
Eric Boullier has spent most of the season in Woking restructuring the technical team at McLaren.
"We got on the podium in Australia, but we knew looking at the numbers we were not competitive and we were lucky to get there. We were perhaps the sixth fastest team at the beginning of the year and now we are the third, which means we have improved," Boullier added.
"My target by the end of the season was to have around a 95 per cent restructure at McLaren and that is done. All targets have been reached and we can make the transition (to Honda engines).
"It's not easy to manage as it's a different car and different concept, and we have had new people join us, but we are on it. We know where we want to go, so I think things look OK (for 2015)," to conclude Eric Boullier.
"Being behind Force India was a concern and a wake-up call for everybody. We were not exactly on the same playing field as Mercedes, but we can't complain as we had the best engine," Eric Boullier told Autosport.
"It's easier when you know your downforce and windtunnel is not working [and] you've found the problem with your car. When it's more about culture, process and leadership then it's less easy to find the problem. It takes a lot of hard work to understand what's wrong and how to bring everybody back together. I think we are there now, so we are more efficient and I think everyone at McLaren understands what has happened, which is important so we do not repeat the same mistakes," added McLaren racing director.
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| Nico Hulkenberg, Sahara Force India-Mercedes, leading Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes. (Photo: WRi2) |
Eric Boullier has spent most of the season in Woking restructuring the technical team at McLaren.
"We got on the podium in Australia, but we knew looking at the numbers we were not competitive and we were lucky to get there. We were perhaps the sixth fastest team at the beginning of the year and now we are the third, which means we have improved," Boullier added.
"My target by the end of the season was to have around a 95 per cent restructure at McLaren and that is done. All targets have been reached and we can make the transition (to Honda engines).
"It's not easy to manage as it's a different car and different concept, and we have had new people join us, but we are on it. We know where we want to go, so I think things look OK (for 2015)," to conclude Eric Boullier.