Alex 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.
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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.
Piastri’s preparation for F1 debut continues with two-day test in Spain
2023 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren are running Oscar Piastri in their 2021 Formula 1 car at the Circuit de Catalunya this week as they prepare him for his world championship debut.
Red Bull’s rivals caused ‘abuse’ of team with ‘appalling’ claims of cheating – Horner
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onRed Bull team principal Christian Horner says rivals’ claims his team broke F1’s budget cap have lead to his staff’s children being bullied at school.
McLaren boss Brown: “I’m still a huge Daniel Ricciardo fan”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: McLaren boss Zak Brown says he “hated” deciding to cut Daniel Ricciardo’s contract short having lured him away from Renault
Why McLaren believe Formula E’s champions can keep on winning after their takeover
Formula E
Posted onMercedes won the Formula E championship last year and are in the thick of the title fight again. Next year they will become McLaren – and CEO Zak Brown expects them to keep on winning.
McLaren will not turn into Audi F1’s team, says Brown
2022 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has stated emphatically that the team’s name will not disappear from Formula 1.
McLaren “still have some areas of disadvantage” to top teams – Brown
2022 F1 season
Posted onMcLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says his team only needs to get its upgraded facilities and technology in place to be able to make the most of the abilities of their team personnel.
“No get-outs on both sides” in Norris’s new deal with McLaren
2022 F1 season
Posted onLando Norris’s new contract to drive for McLaren over the next four seasons gives both sides complete assurance they are committed to each other, says team principal Andreas Seidl.