Pitpass.com interviewed Emerson Fittipaldi just before he came to New Zealand for the A1GP. Here's an extract from the article where he talks about his relationship with McLaren and his impressions of the culture that Bruce left behind:

"Bruce McLaren contributed so much to motorsport worldwide and to me is special," said the Brazilian. "I won one of my world championships with McLaren. And when I joined McLaren, still 90 percent of the people there were New Zealanders.

"I learnt a lot with McLaren. It was an incredible organisation and Bruce built up a name in motorsport that will stay forever. What was so different and special about him was his commitment to technology, how to improve the cars and his people as a team. To win a race, you have to have all the ingredients - it is difficult to put everything together.

"But when I joined McLaren, while Bruce wasn't there, the culture of Bruce was there. There was full commitment of the people to him. I was happy in that type of environment. People wanted to win, succeed and work well together. To me, it was one of the best teams I ever worked with in my career."

You can read the full article at Pitpass here.