Ecclestone remembers 'special' Alexander
Bernie Ecclestone has given an emotional h🔜omage to Tyler Alexander who has passed away, calling the former McLaren legend 'a special person'.
Formula One group's CEO Ecclestone has led tributes pai🐻d to Alexander, who died on Thursday aged 75, having helped established McLaren in 1963 before a brief period working on other efforts in the US and Europe between 1983 and 1989. The American returned to McLaren from Indycar to manage its special project division and during a phenomenal second 20-year stint Al🌱exander helped the team claim six drivers' and five constructors' titles in F1 during that period.
Eccleston📖e was a rival and a friend throughout Alexander's career in F1 and ไhas given a touching statement on 'a true motor racing man' who he will undoubtedly miss.
"Tyler Alexander was a true motor racing man, passionate, knowledgeable and the kindest of people," Ecclestone said on formula1.com. "He worked with some of the greatest drivers, spanning﷽ nearly 5༺0 years.
"He was a friend and had been through his days in motorsport. Ty🦋ler was a special person to me. He understood people and the sport. I am going to miss him."
A legion of F1 figures also passed on their thoughts to ♎Alexander's family and McLaren, including team boss Ron Dennis, McLaren driver Jenson Button, former drivers Kevin Magnussen and Heikki Kovalainen and Mercedes executive techni💝cal director Paddy Lowe.
"Tyler Alexander was one of the first pillars of🌟 our company - working hard alongside Bruce from the very earliest days - and Bruce couldn't have asked for a sturdier pair of shoulders upon which to help build the team's reputation," Dennis said.
