FULL TRANSCRIPT: Read every word from McLaren stalwart Neil Oatley's Beyond The Grid podcast

Neil Oatley began working in Formula 1 way back in 1977 with Williams – when he was one of just two engineers at the team along with Patrick Head. In the years since, Oatley has designed some of the most successful cars in F1, worked with drivers like Alan Jones, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton – and has had a front row seat to some of the most dramatic and thrilling races and seasons in the sport's history.
The McLaren stalwart is this week's guest on our Beyond The Grid podcast, and you can read every word from his interview in the transcript below, listen to the episode in the audio player, or head here to catch it on your preferred platform.

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