Background
Mayer was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Mayer was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Cornell Law School.
Foreign 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 Universal Service Administrative Company, CART, and CanAm racing under Mayer"s management. Towards the end of the decade the team"s Formula 1 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.
While the results were poor, the team showed great potential with the car generally regarded as one of the best in the F1 paddock but was let down by the under powered Ford Training and Enterprise Council turbo engine, until the acquisition of sponsor Beatrice forced the team"s withdrawal. Following a year"s retirement, Mayer then returned to CART racing, joining the Penske team, as Vice-Chairman of Penske"s motorsports operations, presiding over the teams" success in the 1990s.
He moved to a consultancy role with Penske, which he continued until 2007. Mayer lived in England.
Both live in the United States.
Mayer died on January 30, 2009, of complications following his decade-long struggle with Parkinson"s Disease.