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Brown on furlough: No unlimited cheque book

McLaren chief Zak Brown says putting staff on furlough was the 'responsible thing to do', adding that he is surprised only 'some' UK-based teams have done the same. McLaren announced last week that an unnamed number of staff across both the road car and Formula 1 division had been placed on furlough. The team took up the UK government's initiative to cover 80 percent of the wages of a furloughed worker up to a maximum of £2,500 a month for a three-month period. Added to that both Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris took pay cuts as too did Brown. The McLaren CEO said it was the 'toughest decision I've had to make' but says it was the only responsible one given the ongoing crisis. 'While we're a...
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