 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Ma1980 akatanga zvikuru sezvo ma1970 akanga apera: Alain Prost akatora nzvimbo kubva kuTambay asi Watson uye iye kashoma kuwana mapoinzi. Pasi pekumanikidzwa kubva gore rakapfuura kubva kumubatsiri mukuru Philip Morris nemukuru wavo John Hogan, Mayer akamanikidzwa kubatanidza McLaren neRon Denniss Project Four Formula Two timu, iyo yaitsigirwawo naPhilip Morris. Dennis akanga ane mugadziri John Barnard uyo, akafuridzirwa nemapapiro emashure e-carbon fiber yeBMW M1 motokari dzemitambo iyo Project Four yakanga ichigadzirira, yakanga ine pfungwa yechimiro chechimiro chechimiro chechimiro Pavari voga, vakanga vasina mari yekuvaka, asi nekudyara kwakauya pamwe nekubatanidzwa kwakava McLaren MP4 yakazonzi MP41 ya1960, inotungamirirwa naWatson naAndrea de Cesaris. Mumotokari yeMP4, Watson akakunda muBritish Grand Prixuye akanga ane dzimwe nzvimbo nhatu dzokupedzisira. Nokukurumidza pashure pokubatanidzwa, McLaren akatamira kubva Colnbrook kuti itsva nechigadziko muna Woking uye Dennis uye Mayer pakutanga vakagoverana achitungamirira directorship wekambani; kubudikidza 1982, Mayer akanga aenda uye Tyler Alexander uye ake shareholdings akanga atengwa nevaiti itsva. 