McLaren have announced a “multi-year” contract extension with team principal Andrea Stella beyond 2024 after the team’s recent success.
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“Embarrassing” team principals’ meetings prevent F1 fixing rules – Brown
Formula 1
Posted onEfforts to improve Formula 1’s rules have been frustrated by the “embarrassing” outcomes of some team principals’ meetings, says McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
Red Bull pit wall “encourage” Verstappen to break racing rules – Brown
Formula 1
Posted onRed Bull’s radio messages show they encourage Max Verstappen to take liberties with the racing rules, says McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
No surprise “high-integrity” Newey left Red Bull after recent events – Brown
Formula 1
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says Adrian Newey’s departure from Red Bull comes as no surprise “given everything that’s gone on since the start of the year.”
Red Bull’s handling of Horner allegations “needs more transparency” – rivals
Formula 1
Posted onTwo of Christian Horner’s rival team principals have called on Red Bull to provide more “transparency” around allegations he was recently cleared of.
Formula 1 shouldn’t allow rival teams to have same owner – Brown
Formula 1
Posted onFormula 1 has allowed an “unhealthy” situation to develop by allowing individual organisations to own more than one team, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has said.
Piastri ‘keeping Norris on his toes after two years without a challenge’ – Brown
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Piastri ‘keeping Norris on his toes after two years without a challenge’ – Brown • Drugovich “like another race driver” for Aston Martin •
Palou’s decision to break McLaren contract no reflection on the team – Brown
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onAlex Palou’s decision not to honour his contract to join McLaren next year ‘has nothing to do with the team per se’ says CEO Zak Brown.
Ganassi slates McLaren management in escalating war of words over Palou
IndyCar
Posted onThe owner of Chip Ganassi Racing has slated the management of rivals McLaren in a public statement as the row between the two teams over Alex Palou escalated.
Austrian GP track limits farce was avoidable like ‘IndyGate’ and Spa 2021 – Brown
2023 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onF1 ‘knew track limits would be a problem on Friday’ at the Austrian Grand Prix yet failed to act, says McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.
Alpine now “definitely beatable” for McLaren after upgrade – Brown
2023 Austrian Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren’s chief executive officer Zak Brown says Alpine is “definitely beatable” for his team based on last weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
Norris “pestered” Brown for years to bring back McLaren’s chrome livery
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris says he pushed Zak Brown into making McLaren introduce a livery taking inspiration from the years Lewis Hamilton drove for the team
Why McLaren chose not to “go further” in bringing back chrome livery
2023 British Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren chose to revive its 2008 chrome livery with a special design for the British Grand Prix, so why has it kept its colour scheme mostly orange?
Brown expects “three or four” applications for new F1 teams as deadline nears
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown predicts up to four potential new teams will submit applications to enter Formula 1.
McLaren designer Key out as Brown says team must speed up its car development
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren has parted ways with its technical director James Key as part of a shake-up of its technical department following its disappointing start to 2023.
F1 teams to discuss raising $200 million ‘anti-dilution fee’ for newcomers next week
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 teams will hold discussions next week on whether to increase the fee new entrants must pay to join the series.
McLaren target fourth place in 2023 after “disappointing” fall to fifth
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the team’s fall to fifth place in the constructors’ championship in 2022 was a “disappointing” result.
How Stella’s experience gave McLaren the confidence to make him team principal
2023 F1 season
Posted onOf all the teams to wave goodbye to team principals in the last few weeks, McLaren have been quickest find a replacement. But who is Andrea Stella?
McLaren didn’t ‘play gardening leave card’ with Sauber on early Seidl move – Brown
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says they resisted the temptation to “play the gardening leave card” and delay Andreas Seidl’s move to Sauber.
Seidl leaves McLaren for Sauber, Stella takes his place
2023 F1 season
Posted onAndreas Seidl has departed as McLaren team principal to become Sauber’s CEO, with Andrea Stella taking his place.