Zak Brown

McLaren CEO Zak Brown has challenged Ferrari Formula 1 team principal Mattia Binotto to release all details about its secret arrangement with the FIA over its 2019 engine.

All Formula 1 races staged in Europe during the 2020 season could be held behind closed doors, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown.

Formula 1 and its teams can “survive and thrive” after the coronavirus crisis but it must make some “aggressive decisions” to do so, according to McLaren CEO Zak Brown.

McLaren has finally “turned the corner” and is in a better position heading into the 2020 Formula 1 season, according to CEO Zak Brown.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says he is confident Formula 1 will react accordingly to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and will avoid taking “risks”.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the risky decision switching to an all-new line-up for the 2019 Formula 1 season turned into a "gift" as Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris excelled in their first year as teammates.

Last Friday’s announcement of the new shared regulations between the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was welcomed throughout the motorsport world.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says his team’s impressive resurgence during the 2019 Formula 1 season was “needed”.

Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris drove “like future world champions” throughout the 2019 Formula 1 season, according to McLaren CEO Zak Brown.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown concedes reliability has proven to be the team’s “weak spot” during the 2019 Formula 1 season. 

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the Formula 1 team will have some new, additional sponsors on its car for the 2020 season, continuing its recent push.

McLaren will open talks with Fernando Alonso over his future soon as the Spaniard nears the end of his current contract – but will not consider him for a return to Formula 1.

McLaren is close to making a decision on a potential entry to the FIA World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2021.

Zak Brown is confident McLaren’s new setup for its IndyCar programme in 2020 will ensure it avoids repeating the mistakes that led to its failed attempt to enter the Indianapolis 500 this year.

Zak Brown doubts Fernando Alonso will want to commit to a full-time programme in IndyCar for 2020 when McLaren enters the series.

McLaren would be open to handing one of its future IndyCar drivers a Formula 1 test if they have a “credible chance” of moving into the series.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown would like to see greater involvement from fans to help shape Formula 1’s rules in the future, saying the sport needs to “pay more attention” to its target audience.

McLaren would not stand in the way of Fernando Alonso securing a racing return to Formula 1 in 2020 despite his current contractual agreement with the team.

The planned budget cap for Formula 1 is positive news for a potential entry by McLaren to the FIA World Endurance Championship’s new hypercar-led premier class in 2021.

McLaren will make a decision on entering the FIA World Endurance Championship's new hypercar-led premier class by the end of the summer.

Zak Brown has identified greater teamwork as being one of the biggest shifts at McLaren between 2018 and 2019, hailing the team’s operational strength after an impressive start to the season.

McLaren will wait for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s future regulations to be finalised before taking a final decision on a possible entry to the series – but only once Formula 1’s planned direction has also been outlined.

McLaren’s relationship with Fernando Alonso “has never been stronger” despite the team’s failure to qualify for this year’s Indianapolis 500, according to CEO Zak Brown.

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says the team’s failed bid to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 was down to a “lack of execution” and being “unprepared”, rather than financial reasons.