Zak Brown Archives - Motorsport

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has maintained that McLaren's progress is totally legitimate after the F1 Miami GP.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff insists McLaren’s gains are “totally legit” after F1 Miami GP

Senjuti Jash3 days ago14 hours ago010 mins

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff opened up about their car performance, McLaren’s advantages, and concerns over legality after yet another solid weekend at the F1 Miami GP. Whilst Kimi Antonelli snatched pole ahead of the rapid McLaren duo and shined in Sprint qualifying, George Russell secured his fourth podium of the season last Sunday after…

McLaren set to exit Formula E after season 11

Chiara Martin2 weeks ago2 weeks ago06 mins

The NEOM McLaren Formula E Team is facing a significant transformation as it prepares for the Gen4 era. The prestigious McLaren name likely to exit the electric racing series after the 24/25 season. According to media reports, McLaren CEO Zak Brown has informed team principal Ian James that McLaren will not continue its involvement into…

Piastri: “Good discussions” took place with McLaren on team orders after F1 Australian GP

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

In his print media session ahead of the F1 Chinese GP, Oscar Piastri says good discussions happened with McLaren following the team orders that got briefly put in place at the Australian GP last Sunday involving him and teammate Lando Norris. What happened at the Australian GP involving McLaren, Piastri, Norris and team orders As…

Zak Brown, CEO McLaren Racing, and Oscar Piastri, McLaren F1 Team

Stella and Brown say the “very convincing” growth of Piastri led to “natural” McLaren F1 renewal

Lena Ferle2 months ago2 months ago07 mins

As the 2025 F1 season gets underway, McLaren finds itself in a position of strength, having built a stable foundation both on and off the track, and Andrea Stella and Zak Brown discussed the contract extension of Oscar Piastri in Melbourne on Thursday in a print media session. One of the key components of this…

Ahead of the F1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park this weekend, home hero Oscar Piastri has signed a contract extension with McLaren F1, with Zak Brown and Andrea Stella also giving their reactions to the deal.

Oscar Piastri agrees McLaren F1 contract extension

James O'Connor2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Ahead of the F1 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park this weekend, home hero Oscar Piastri has signed a multi-year contract extension with McLaren F1, with Zak Brown and Andrea Stella also giving their reactions to the deal. The F2 and F3 champion’s previous deal took him through to the end of 2026. 2025 marks…

Tony Kanaan named Arrow McLaren IndyCar team principal

James O'Connor3 months ago2 months ago05 mins

Arrow McLaren has confirmed that Tony Kanaan will take the position of team principal at the IndyCar squad. It comes just over a week out from the season-opener at St. Petersburg in Florida. There was widespread surprise when the news broke at the end of last year that Gavin Ward would be departing his role…

McLaren holds filming day at Silverstone with 2025 MCL39 F1 car

James O'Connor3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

Reigning F1 Constructors’ Champions McLaren have taken to the track at Silverstone with the MCL39 for a filming day ahead of the 2025 season. They are the first team to show off their new car, a day before Williams. In a special one-off livery before revealing their 2025 F1 livery at the event in London…

Alex Wurz has given his say on swearing in F1 as GPDA chairman.

GPDA chairman Wurz says F1 drivers “can’t be authentic without swearing”

Rohan Brown3 months ago3 months ago04 mins

The FIA has recently updated its guidelines in the International Sporting Code, and there is now harsher punishment if drivers end up swearing, or other language the FIA deems harmful — former F1 driver and GPDA chairman Alex Wurz has given his thoughts on it. If Max Verstappen used an expletive in a press conference,…

Christian Horner, Zak Brown and Alex Wurz have given their take on the axing of Johnny Herbert as an F1/FIA steward ahead of the 2025 season.

Horner says Herbert F1 steward axe “absolutely the right decision”

Anumitha Murugapandian3 months ago3 months ago05 mins

The recent decision that Johnny Herbert will no longer serve as a F1 steward has reignited discussions about professionalism in stewarding — a topic Christian Horner, Zak Brown and Alex Wurz talked about with Sky Sports. The move raises important questions about whether officials should be allowed to straddle both regulatory and media roles in…

Brown: Formula 1 hampering itself without full-time stewards

Ryan McGahey3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Speaking amidst talks of changes to stewarding in Formula 1, McLaren boss Zak Brown shares that the team would be willing to contribute to full-time stewards for the benefit of the sport. With the news of the FIA set to boost the professionalism of race stewarding, McLaren boss Zak Brown welcomes the proposed changes. This…