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McLaren CEO slams Wolff and Horner for ‘modifying the outcome of races’

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has weighed in on the rivalry between Mercedes boss Toto Wolff and Red Bull counterpart Christian Horner after their intense battle during the 2021 season. The pair exchanged multiple shots at one another last season, with Wolff suggesting during season four of Netflix’s Drive to Survive docuseries that Red Bull tend

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McLaren to run Chrome wheels after agreeing sponsorship deal with Google

McLaren have signed a new sponsorship agreement with Google that sees the Android name appear on the MCL36 as well as the arrival of Chrome wheels. The Woking-based team have been shuffling sponsors around on their livery in recent weeks to make room for the new arrival, and the car will look a little different

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Norris: No reason to leave McLaren ‘at this moment in time’

Lando Norris sees no reason for him to leave McLaren right now, as he enjoys being at the team and he believes in the vision that they can be competing for world championships in the coming years. Norris previously had a contract that ran until the end of 2023 – much like his team-mate Daniel

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Norris admits speaking to other teams about leaving McLaren

McLaren’s Lando Norris is unsure as to whether his team will be in a position to contest race wins this year amid sweeping changes to the technical regulations. The cars have radically changed ahead of this season, with aerodynamic efficiency reducing in a move inspired by the return of the ground effect concept. Further, the

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Toto Wolff and Christian Horner at the FIA press conference.v1

Two F1 teams lobbying for budget adjustment revealed – Report

Red Bull and Mercedes have reportedly emerged as two of the teams that would like to have the budget cap increased by $5 million in 2022. Amid significant alterations to the technical regulations for 2022, the teams have had to adopt entirely new design philosophies ahead of the new season. This also applies to the

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McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo in Brazil.v1

Brown ‘not worried’ about Formula 1’s ‘power unit race’

McLaren CEO Zak Brown recognises that engine manufacturers will be extremely competitive in 2022, but is confident that Mercedes will provide them with the right package. Amid significant changes ahead of this year, aerodynamic efficiency will be reduced, while the engines will also be altered resulting in a 20 horsepower drop. Ferrari team principal Mattia

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McLaren driver Lando Norris and Zak Brown in Monaco in 2018.v1

Brown admits McLaren were ‘worried about Lando’ as he neared race ban

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has called for changes to stewarding and the penalty points system in Formula 1, and the American admitted that the team were “worried” about Lando Norris last year as he neared a race ban. He said he reckons that employing full-time stewards would be a significant step towards consistency in the

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McLaren CEO insists Masi ruling wasn’t ‘malicious’ against Hamilton

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has said he is not of the opinion that race director Michael Masi deliberately cost Sir Lewis Hamilton the 2021 championship and threw it Max Verstappen’s way. Hamilton and Verstappen entered the final round the season in Abu Dhabi level on points following an intense year of racing, and the Briton

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