Steve Nichols & The McLaren MP4/4 - The Story Gordon Murray Doesn't Want Told

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Dec 23, 2021 at 1:42 AM
Posted By John vd Geest

For almost 30 years, the general public have been told that the McLaren MP4/4, the most successful F1 car of all time, was in fact an evolution of Gordon Murray's Brabham BT55.

His suggestion has always been that it was an evolution of the "low-line" concept behind the Brabham. However, the BT55 was a complete failure on track and led to Murray departing Brabham - as well as their competitive downfall.

In today's video, I sit down with McLaren's Chief Designer Steve Nichols - who many claim is in fact the true architect of this car. He was also race engineer to Ayrton Senna and worked with the likes of John Watson, Alain Prost, Niki Lauda and Nigel Mansell in a career that spanned over 25 years.

After three decades of Murray claiming credit for the 4/4, Nichols has been motivated to speak out and I was lucky enough to be chosen to talk to him about what happened - and why he thinks Gordon is doing this.

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Steve Nichols & The McLaren MP4/4 - The Story Gordon Murray Doesn't Want Told