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His McLaren MP4/4 F1 car from 1988 is still the most successful F1 car to date, 15 wins out of 16 races

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_MP4/4

Then his McLaren F1 GTR from 1995 won 10 out of 12 races in the World GT Championship and I think the first manufacturer to win the Le Mans 24hr race on the 1st attempt

I thoroughly enjoyed working for Gordon, so so clever (too clever for F1), no ego, easy going and very free with his knowledge

Probably my favourite big boss and the one I've worked under for the longest by quite a few years

When I told him I was leaving to try F1, his parting words were 'Good and don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out'

Might have been what he was thinking but he said 'Don't go and do F1, it won't be as much fun and all you'll be doing is scratching for performance as the rules are too restrictive'

Of course he was right!
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