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Neil Oatley: designing World Championships with McLaren

Neil Oatley: designing World Championships with McLaren

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McLaren’s prestige in Formula 1 is built on the foundations of
legendary success. The team has won eight Constructor titles and
produced some of the most distinguished World Champions to grace
the sport. That history wouldn’t exist without the genius of
people like Neil Oatley.

Neil first made a name for himself as a race engineer at Williams
in the late 1970’s, but it was as McLaren’s chief designer when
Neil really certified his status as one of the most influential
engineers of all time. From 1989 to 1999, Ayrton Senna, Alain
Prost and Mika Hakkinen all won World Championships in cars
designed by Oatley.

In a fascinating conversation with Tom Clarkson, Neil relives
some of the most iconic memories from his extraordinary career.
He reveals what it was like to work with some of the greatest
drivers and to have a front-row seat for Senna and Prost’s fierce
rivalry.

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