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While studying law at Cornell , Mayer became involved in the Rev-Em Formula Junior team who's drivers included his brother Timmy and Peter Revson . After graduating in 1962 Mayer followed his bother and Revson to Europe and helped Bruce McLaren to set up his Formula One team. Despite the death of his brother in 1965 , Mayer continued to be involved in motor sport and assumed control of the McLaren team after Bruce McLaren was killed in 1970 . For much of the 1970s McLaren enjoyed considerable success, with both Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt taking the drivers title. In addition to Formula One, McLaren also competed in CART and CanAm racing under Mayer's management. Towards the end of the 70s the teams results began to decline and title sponsor Marlboro engineered a merger with the Project 4 team run by Ron Dennis . Mayer remained as joint managing-director until 1982 , when he sold his Shares and left the team he had helped to create. Mayer continued to work in motor sport, firstly in CART racing, and in 1986 returning to Formula One as manager of Haas/FORCE, a new team founded by Carl Haas and running 1980 World Champion, Alan Jones . Sadly the results were poor, and after a single year the team was withdrawn. Mayer then returned to CART racing, joining the Penske team. |
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