Tom Clarkson’s guest on this week’s Beyond The Grid podcast is McLaren’s Chief Operating Officer, Piers Thynne, who has been with the team since 2008.
He oversees everything that happens at the squad’s UK base, the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, and as such has played a crucial role in their current success.
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