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McLaren F1, A Great New Zealand Organisation!

December 03, 2025 / 00:54

This episode discusses McLaren's history, the impact of CEO Zak Brown, and the connection to New Zealand. It highlights the legacy of Bruce McLaren.

The conversation features reflections on how McLaren has maintained its identity through ownership changes. The guest expresses pride in the company's current direction under Zak Brown.

There is a focus on McLaren Automotive's efforts to honor Bruce McLaren's achievements, including social media recognition of significant anniversaries.

The guest mentions the significance of the "speedy Kiwi" logo and its presence on current Formula 1 cars, noting the advancements in car speed since Bruce's time.

TLDR

McLaren honors Bruce McLaren's legacy under Zak Brown's leadership, emphasizing its New Zealand roots and historical achievements.

Episode

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for McLaren still to be called McLaren after all these years with all the changes in in ownership and so on. I
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[music] think it's just absolutely wonderful and dad would be so proud of everyone there. For quite a while there
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the link between [music] McLaren, my father and New Zealand wasn't really at the [music] forefront
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of what it was they did or they spoke about. Since the advent of McLaren Automotive and [music] Zack Brown coming
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on as as CEO of racing, they've made a lot more of the history and the heritage
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and McLaren social media. Now, all the big anniversaries of dad's achievements,
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birthday, death, they put something out there. The speedy Kiwi, which is actually my father's second logo, is
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[music] actually on the Formula 1 card. And I mean, he's hanging on there for
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Grim Death. The cars go a we bit faster now than they did when when when he was created.

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Episode Highlights

  • McLaren's Legacy
    The connection between McLaren and the speaker's father is celebrated.
    “It's just absolutely wonderful and dad would be so proud.”
    @ 00m 08s
    December 03, 2025
  • Heritage in Racing
    Zack Brown's leadership has revitalized McLaren's history and heritage.
    “They’ve made a lot more of the history and the heritage.”
    @ 00m 23s
    December 03, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • Dad would be so proud of everyone there.
    McLaren F1, A Great New Zealand Organisation!
  • He’s hanging on there for Grim Death.
    McLaren F1, A Great New Zealand Organisation!

Key Moments

  • Family Pride00:08
  • Heritage Revival00:23
  • Logo Endurance00:47