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| Tribute to McLaren by Stuart McIntyre
Bruce McLaren is the man behind the McLaren name. Inspired by Babham, McLaren constructed his own cars and formed Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Ltd. His first Formula 1 chassis, the M2B, was designed by Robin Herd and built in 1966. Sadly on 2nd June 1970 Bruce was killed testing the McLaren M8. In 1974 Emerson Fittipaldi won the World Championship after 3 wins and a number of consistent finishes. After one of the most dramatic seasons, James Hunt took the 1976 Championship by a single point. In the 80s, team boss Ron Dennis and designer John Baranrd created one of Formula Ones classics, the carbon fibre MP4. In 1984, Niki Lauda and Alain Prost dominated and the Austrian took the championship by half a point. Prost then won consecutive Championships in 1985 and 1986. For 1988 McLaren had the ultimate supertam: Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Hond engines. Senna won the first of three Championships in four years with McLaren. Prost took the 1989 World Championship and the joined Ferrari. The withdrawal of Honda in 1992 left McLaren underpowered, but the brilliant Senna still managed five wins in 1993, ensuring that McLaren surpassed Ferraris position as the most successful team in racing history. |