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McLaren legend Tyler Alexander dies

Tyler Alexander one of the founding members of the McLaren Formula 1 team has died aged 75. The American was drafted in by Bruce McLaren to help form the team in 1963 and enjoyed an association with the outfit for more than 40 years. Alongside McLaren and fellow countryman Teddy Mayer, Alexander began working as chief mechanic before progressing to become chief engineer and company director. In the late 1960s Alexander moved to his native America to run McLaren's CanAm and IndyCar programs before returning to the F1 squad in 1979. Alexander left the team in 1983 to join Mayer to work on an IndyCar project before teaming up to form the Beatrice F1 operation. McLaren boss Ron Dennis...
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