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Whitmarsh gets F1 consultancy role with FIA

While Liberty Media's buy-out of Formula One has seen numerous 'blasts from the past' brought back to the sport as its new owners seek to to-shape, re-package and re-build the sport - not least technical boss Ross Brawn - it would appear that the bug has now spread to the sport's governing body, the FIA. As F1 looks to the future and the need to cut costs, most likely by introducing a budget cap, former McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh has been recruited in a consultancy role. Whitmarsh left McLaren in 2014 after 25 years with the company, when Ron Dennis opted to return to the hot seat. Since then much of his time has been spent as chief executive of Ben Ainslie's America's Cup...
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