Gordon Murray: F1's coolest design engineer By Peter Windsor

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Peter Windsor chats to the brazenly-creative Gordon Murray, the South African who came to Europe to design and build racing cars - and dominated the world. Gordon was working in a small office at Brabham, under Ron Tauranac, when Bernie Ecclestone bought that team in 1971 - and Ron's advice at the time was to "sack Gordon". Bernie's natural instincts suggested otherwise. He gave the young engineer full control of the design office at Brabham - and two years later the team was winning Grands Prix. Gordon Murray, with multi-world championships behind him at Brabham and McLaren, plus hundreds of other scintillating road cars and road car designs, not the least of which was the McLaren F1, today runs his highly-successful Gordon Murray Design studio in Shalford, Surrey, England - adjacent to the site where John Barnard designed and produced the Ferrari F189-640 F1 car.
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[@davidruddick3346]

Simply a genius with humility so nice to see

[@massimilianobelloni237]

The Genius! In the '80s he was the most feared F1 designer by Ferrari fans

[@alex_madeira]

Peter, you're the best! Love hearing Gordon Murray talk - Awesome!

[@trevorleggo1777]

The man is a giant, have been a big fan since his time in F1

[@yamakawirodebike5710]

Designed some of the greatest cars....track and road!!! As many stories PW has....Id love to hear some of Mr. MURRAYs !!!!

[@stubailey9433]

What a nice guy.

[@david-joeklotz9558]

Thanks Peter! Just brilliant. Murray has always been one of my absolute favorite people from F1. Another favorite of mine is John Watson. They seem similar. Hint...hint? Wattie gives a great interview but you always know what questions to ask. I was hoping you'd include the t-shirt collection, so spot on!

[@batnball69]

Where can one get Gordon's favourite songs of the year......Gordon is dude of dudes.....

[@McRocket]

Great interview - from two pillars of F1 (in different ways).
Thank you.

[@vokstar]

It is one of the things that frustrates me that people say there isn't any good bands/music anymore, yes you have to search for it but you can find it.

[@vokstar]

@RARAYAYA RAA I think too that commercial radio is afraid of the internet so they rely on old stuff.. I'm in Tasmania and one of the most popular stations played a couple weeks ago achy breaky heart.. the chipmonk version...

[@ccrider8483]

Fantastic interview of one of the true greats!! I hope there is a part 2, 3,....

[@RichardHuttonPA]

What a brilliant mind, and a super cool guy ! Looking forward to his new car ...

[@BDMotorsport]

Gordon seems like an absolute gent

[@rpcorp]

Fantastic interview!!!

[@johnmorrison27]

Absolutely Brilliant as always 👍👍👍

[@apoena-allnitemusic7203]

As a Nelson Piquet fan I get to appreciate this other genius right here.

[@GordonjSmith1]

Wonderful vlog.

[@oisinjoyce]

My dad owned a 1965 Mk1 Cortina GT with Weber's. Loved that car.

[@auser1617]

It's time he comes clean over the MP4/4 and save his reputation, the longer it goes on the worst it will be....

[@elmadi7391]

Thank you very much Peter for posting! I am still awed and amazed of Gordon's talent !!!

[@y1521t21b5]

Shame _Murray_ isn't designing F1 cars any more.
Peter: you should do a feature on his new supercar! ;-)

[@xqqqme]

Not to be too much of a Yank about it (though guilty) but, to your knowledge, has Gordon ever given credit to Jim Hall for having the idea of using a fan for downforce 8 years before the BT46B?

[@supercooled]

Wow he’s a tall man. So is Gordon still active?

[@domgt3rs]

Does anyone know where this is? is it open to the public?

[@KR1ae]

Where is that exhibition?

[@whateverrrrrr123]

Not what those under him in McLaren said

[@nickmoffett2155]

Sorry to ruin the decades old: 'Gordon's a genius' sentiment, but the cat's now out the bag. According to recent feedback from many of his relevant McLaren colleagues, Gordon had very little to do with the MP4/4, his previous car the Brabham BT55 was a shambles and I'm not sure what his consultancy has delivered other than give him a place to conduct an infinite amount of 'aren't I a genius' car mag interviews.

[@keyboardbw]

Indeed, I just saw the very interesting interview with Steve Nichols (the actual designer of the MP4/4 here on you tube, jayemm on cars).

[@ab8jeh]

Yep. Pleased to see the real designers of the 4/4 are now getting at least some credit. Gordon loved self-promotion for sure.

[@alainbelanger752]

Maybe that why never worked for Ferrari So cool GM

[@pabloescobar1106]

I dont get the red color for the weight lettering

[@leumas75]

Chapman also said, to put the same “formula” a different way: “Simplify, then add lightness.”

[@pabloescobar1106]

"If he dies, he dies" - Colin Chapman

[@leumas75]

John Phillip “I must break you.”

[@alainbelanger752]

Should ask him what wrong today F1

[@DaraM73]

Drax, post moonraker

[@chadmoodley3497]

Scheckter still has his accent why did murray lose his

[@yashvintackoory2893]

What a mountain of talent and class this man is. He is a true inspiration for would be future engineers.