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McLaren legend Tyler Alexander dies aged 75
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McLaren legend Tyler Alexander has passed away at the age of 75. Alexander was one of the founding members of the team alongside Bruce McLaren in 1963. The American helped build up McLaren's dominance in CanAm in the early years of the team, overseeing five straight championships between 1967 and 1971. Working alongside McLaren and fellow American Teddy Mayer, Alexander held a variety of roles including chief mechanic and chief engineer, and continued to work alongside Mayer after McLaren was killed in a CanAm testing accident at Goodwood in 1970. Once success in F1 started to grow for McLaren and the CanAm dominance started to fade, Alexander turned his attentions...
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