Alastair Caldwell - Formula 1 personalities

Formula 1 personalities: Index

Bernie Ecclestone

1930 to present
Previous owner of Brabham and current president and owner of Formula 1 Management and Formula 1 Administration. Pages featuring Bernie Ecclestone:

Bill Caldwell

Alastair’s brother (d.1966) Pages featuring Bill Caldwell:

Bruce McLaren

1937-1970
McLaren team owner, founded in 1963. Alastair was one of the men who pulled Bruce McLaren from his car when it crashed in 1970. Pages featuring Bruce McLaren:

Denny Hulme

Racing Years: 1965-1974
Teams: Brabham, McLaren
Alastair worked with Denny in the late stages of his McLaren career. Denny raced for McLaren in Formula 1 and the Canadian-American Challenge Cup.

Pages featuring Denny Hulme:

Emerson Fittipaldi

Racing Years: 1970 – 1980
Teams: Lotus, McLaren, Fittipaldi Automotive
Emerson joined McLaren in 1973 and won the 1974 championship for the team before leaving the following year to join his brother’s team. Pages featuring Emerson Fittipaldi

James Hunt

Racing Years: 1973-1979
Teams: Hesketh, McLaren, Wolf
James joined McLaren in 1975. After some slight alterations to the car to make up for his long legs he won the 1976 championship for them against all odds. Pages featuring James Hunt:

Jochen Mass

Racing years: 1973-1980, 1982
Teams: Surtees, McLaren, ATS, Arrows, March
Jochen was Alastair’s second driver. He won one grand prix for them, Spain 1975, when Fittipaldi retired from the track for safety reasons. Pages featuring Jochen Mass:

1976 The air starter
1976 Six-speed gears

Nelson Piquet

Racing Years: 1978-1991
Teams: Ensign, Brabham, Williams, Lotus, Benetton
Alastair fondly recalls his time with Nelson who he deems a very good person, even though his public image cast him as more highly strung. Pages featuring Nelson Piquet: