Neil Oatley: designing World Championships with McLaren

F1: Beyond The Grid

karenellenbevan

Leisure, Sports, Technology, Automotive

4.8 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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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. His wisdom and expertise has served F1 for nearly half a decade. Such longevity equals legacy in this sport. Neil first made a name for himself as a race engineer at Williams in the late 1970’s, playing a huge part in the team’s first Grand Prix victory and subsequent World Championships for Alan Jones and Keke Rosberg in the early 80’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. Plus, Neil tells Tom how the role of engineer and driver has evolved, how he’s still helping McLaren today, and much more.
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0:35.5	McLaren is a Formula 1 team with incredible heritage.
0:39.7	The cars driven by Lando Norris and Oscar Piaestry today
0:43.1	have the same championship winning DNA
0:45.8	that has permeated through the team's race cars
0:48.1	for more than 60 years.
0:50.2	And that is thanks to people like Neil Oatle.
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