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The logo of McLaren F1 McLaren F1. Chief engineer Gordon Murray's design concept was a common one among designers of high-performance cars: low weight and high power. This was achieved through the use of high-tech and expensive materials such as carbon fibre, titanium, kevlar, magnesium and gold.
McLaren's original logo was designed by Michael Turner and featured a kiwi bird, a New Zealand icon. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The McLaren M2B , the team's first Formula One car The McLaren M7A of 1968 gave McLaren their first Formula One wins.
He spent five years as chief designer at Lotus Cars in the 1980s, where he developed the Esprit revision and designed the Lotus Elan (M100). He then designed the Jaguar XJR-15 and later in 1990 became Chief Designer at McLaren Cars. He was responsible for the design of the McLaren F1, launched in 1993.
Stephenson left the Italian group in April 2008 to become Design Director at McLaren Automotive, where he created a new design language and oversaw the design of the MP4-12C, P1, 675LT, 570S and 720S. [15] While at McLaren he drew inspiration for the P1 partially from a sailfish that he saw when on holiday in Miami. [16]
McLaren won the Formula 1 constructors' championship on Sunday for the first time in more than a quarter-century, securing it in the final race of the season by keeping chief rival Ferrari at bay.
Ian Gordon Murray CBE (born 18 June 1946), [1] is a successful and influential South African-British [2] former (Formula One) race-car designer, renowned firstly as lead designer for both the Brabham and McLaren Formula 1 racing teams, during 1969–1986 and 1987–1991 respectively, then as designer of high-end, high-performance sports cars and a variety of other innovative automotive projects.
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