Meet John 'Wattie' Watson, former McLaren driver and star of the 1981 British Grand Prix. An iconic race where the British driver made history by securing Formula 1's first-ever victory in a carbon fibre composite monocoque F1 car, the MP4/1.

Watch McLaren TV's Tom Clarkson sat down with Wattie in the McLaren Brand Centre at this weekend's British Grand Prix.

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Bruce McLaren: Silverstone

In the first of our #Bruce80 series, we look back at his track record at Silverstone

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Gilles Villeneuve and McLaren

Looking back to Gilles Villeneuve's F1 debut at Silverstone 44 years ago

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