Robin Herd had left and was replaced by Gordon Coppuck, who had worked earlier for the National Gas Turbine Establishment, as chief designer assisted by Swiss engineer, Jo Marquardt who had worked at Lotus. It was decided early on that Coppuck would concentrate on the rear portion of the car while the Swiss, Marquardt the front. McLaren’s first mechanic, Wally Willmott left the team and moved to Australia.
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