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F1 pays tribute to Tyler Alexander

McLaren chief Ron Dennis has led the tributes for Tyler Alexander after he passed away at the age of 75, as confirmed by the Woking-based squad. Alexander joined McLaren alongside founder Bruce McLaren in 1963 and quickly became an important senior figure within the team. Working on McLaren's CanAm and USAC racing programmes, the American then switched to Europe to focus on F1. Alexander left McLaren in 1982 to move into IndyCar with former McLaren team principal Teddy Mayer before returning to F1 with the Beatrice squad. He also worked for BMW's IMSA projects before reuniting with McLaren for a final time before retiring in late 2008. Dennis has hailed Alexander as 'one of the first...
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