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McLaren ‘Pillar' Tyler Alexander passes away

Tyler Alexander, one of the founding members of the McLaren Formula 1 team, has died at the age of seventy-five. The American joined team founder Bruce McLaren in the 1960s, and was an integral part of the team for many years, retiring at the end of the 2008 Formula 1 season after two lengthy spells with the outfit. As well as the F1 project, Alexander worked on McLaren’s CanAm and USAC racing activities and was part of two winning Indianapolis 500 efforts. He returned to McLaren in 1989 after a seven-year spell away working on other projects, which included an IndyCar effort with Teddy Mayer as well as roles within the Beatrice F1 Team and BMW’s IMSA operation. 'Alongside Bruce...
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