October 30, 2026

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History of McLaren: The Racing Team That Built a Car Company and Keeps Having to Save It

McLaren was founded in 1963 as Bruce McLaren Motor Racing by Bruce McLaren, a New Zealand racing driver. It started its first Formula 1 race at Monaco in 1966, won its first Grand Prix in 1968, and lost its founder in a testing crash at Goodwood in 1970. It went on to become the second most successful team in Formula 1, behind only Ferrari, with 13 drivers’ titles and 10 constructors’ titles, the most recent

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