McLaren Racing extends Zak Brown’s contract as CEO through 2030
9 months ago

McLaren Racing extends Zak Brown’s contract as CEO through 2030

Associated Press  

McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown said Friday he’s signed an extension to remain in charge of the organization through 2030. He has been CEO since 2018 and the American oversees all of McLaren’s racing programs from its England-based headquarters. “It’s a privilege to work alongside the talented men and women across McLaren Racing’s different race series,” Brown wrote. The IndyCar team fields cars for Pato O’Ward, Alexander Rossi and David Malukas, although Malukas is injured and Callum Ilott has been his replacement driver for the first two IndyCar races.

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McLaren bumps Red Bull off its throne in F1’s money-making championship race
3 months ago

McLaren bumps Red Bull off its throne in F1’s money-making championship race

Associated Press  

McLaren Racing heads into the Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1’s hot new darlings, the papaya-drenched team that just may be the ones to finally dethrone Red Bull and Max Verstappen. “I think we’ve got as good a shot as anyone,” Zak Brown, the chief executive of McLaren, boldly declared last Sunday at IndyCar’s season-ending race. “Obviously no racing driver …

Pato O’Ward signs 2-year extension with McLaren’s IndyCar team
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pato O’Ward signs 2-year extension with McLaren’s IndyCar team

Associated Press  

Pato O’Ward signed a multi-year extension with McLaren Racing, the IndyCar team announced Friday. The 24-year-old Mexican driver is entering his fifth full season in IndyCar, all with Arrow McLaren, and late last year was named McLaren’s reserve driver for its Formula 1 team. The team said Friday O’Ward will be McLaren’s reserve F1 driver following the IndyCar season, which …

McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris signs multi-year contract extension
10 months, 3 weeks ago

McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris signs multi-year contract extension

Associated Press  

WOKING, England — McLaren driver Lando Norris signed a multi-year contract extension with the Formula One team on Friday. “I’ve grown up with McLaren and feel at home here, the team are like family to me.” Norris joined McLaren as a junior driver in 2017 and became a test driver the following year. “The work Zak, Andrea and the whole …

Norris signs multi-year extension with McLaren F1 team
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Norris signs multi-year extension with McLaren F1 team

The Hindu  

Lando Norris has signed a contract extension with McLaren to fuel their Formula One title ambitions and take the 24-year-old British driver into the sport’s new engine era in 2026 and beyond. Norris’s previous four-year contract, agreed in February 2022, ran to the end of 2025 and McLaren boss Zak Brown said the new one went “well beyond”. “And just …

Japanese Grand Prix: Happy McLaren boss Zak Brown offers to fly Piastri’s mother to Japan
1 year, 3 months ago

Japanese Grand Prix: Happy McLaren boss Zak Brown offers to fly Piastri’s mother to Japan

The Hindu  

McLaren Formula One boss Zak Brown offered to fly Oscar Piastri’s mother to Japan after the Australian rookie driver put his car on the front row of the starting grid for Sunday’s race at Suzuka. The 22-year-old had also qualified on the front row for the Belgian GP sprint in July, but Japan will be the first time Piastri has …

McLaren Extend Australian Rookie Oscar Piastri's F1 Contract Till 2026
1 year, 3 months ago

McLaren Extend Australian Rookie Oscar Piastri's F1 Contract Till 2026

News 18  

Former champions McLaren have secured their Formula One line-up for the next few years after extending the contract of Australian rookie Oscar Piastri until the end of 2026. BREAKING: Oscar Piastri extends his contract with McLaren Racing until 2026!#F1 @McLarenF1 pic.twitter.com/DpqhNVpp4a— Formula 1 September 20, 2023 “He’s an incredible talent and an asset to the team so it’s fantastic to …

F1: Oscar Piastri extends Mclaren contract to 2026
1 year, 3 months ago

F1: Oscar Piastri extends Mclaren contract to 2026

The Hindu  

Former champions McLaren have secured their Formula One line-up for the next few years after extending the contract of Australian rookie Oscar Piastri until the end of 2026. “He’s an incredible talent and an asset to the team so it’s fantastic to be committing to each other in the long term,” McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown said in a statement …

McLaren boss tells team IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou has reneged on 2024 contract
1 year, 4 months ago

McLaren boss tells team IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou has reneged on 2024 contract

Associated Press  

The contractual saga surrounding IndyCar championship leader Alex Palou took another twist Friday when the head of McLaren Racing told his team the Spaniard has “no intention of honoring his contract” with the team next year. Palou went public with the Ganassi dispute in a series of social media posts and wrote “as I have recently informed CGR, for personal …

McLaren head Zak Brown remains supportive of Andretti joining F1
1 year, 8 months ago

McLaren head Zak Brown remains supportive of Andretti joining F1

The Hindu  

McLaren Racing boss Zak Brown remains supportive of Michael Andretti’s bid to join Formula One and believes governing body FIA will have an answer soon on grid expansion. I’m probably in the minority in that thinking.” Andretti, under the Andretti Global umbrella, has petitioned the FIA to allow him to add two cars to the F1 grid by the 2025 …

F1 ruling clears way for Piastri to drive for McLaren in ’23
2 years, 3 months ago

F1 ruling clears way for Piastri to drive for McLaren in ’23

Associated Press  

Oscar Piastri will join McLaren on a multiyear deal in 2023 after Formula One’s contracts board ruled in his favor and against Alpine on Friday. Alpine was in dispute with Piastri — the team’s reserve driver — after he said he didn’t want promotion to the Alpine seat vacated by Fernando Alonso for next year. “The only contract to be …

IndyCar champ Palou declares he will be at McLaren in 2023
2 years, 4 months ago

IndyCar champ Palou declares he will be at McLaren in 2023

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — IndyCar champion Alex Palou, who has contracts signed with two different race teams for 2023 and is being sued by Chip Ganassi Racing, declared Thursday: “I will be in the McLaren family next year.” The soap opera over Palou’s future continued with more twists and turns than the Spaniard will face in Saturday’s road course race at Indianapolis …

McLaren takes Miami in bid to become North America’s team
2 years, 7 months ago

McLaren takes Miami in bid to become North America’s team

Associated Press  

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Bruce McLaren was a Kiwi, born and raised in New Zealand. Montoya, part of McLaren’s lineup at Indianapolis, is a former McLaren F1 driver and the Colombian was a longtime Miami resident and one of the race ambassadors. It’s the IndyCar team that is McLaren’s ticket to building a base in sponsor-rich North America, which has …

McLaren planning for a future that includes Pato O’Ward
2 years, 8 months ago

McLaren planning for a future that includes Pato O’Ward

Associated Press  

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Pato O’Ward controlled his career trajectory at the start of the IndyCar season. McLaren’s high hopes for this season, its first as the majority owner of Arrow McLaren SP, hit an immediate speedbump both in Formula One and IndyCar just as the storied organization attempts to position itself as “America’s open-wheel race team.” The McLaren brand …

McLaren boss calls for stronger leadership in F1
2 years, 11 months ago

McLaren boss calls for stronger leadership in F1

The Hindu  

McLaren boss Zak Brown called on Monday for stronger leadership in Formula One to reduce the power of bigger teams and prevent the pinnacle of motorsport from turning into a pantomime. Without naming names, the American said "at times it has seemed the sport is governed by certain teams" and more leadership was needed from Liberty Media-owned Formula One and …

McLaren boss Zak Brown calls for an end to teams ‘influencing’ F1 race officials
2 years, 11 months ago

McLaren boss Zak Brown calls for an end to teams ‘influencing’ F1 race officials

The Independent  

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Column: Zak Brown savoring McLaren’s slow return to glory
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: Zak Brown savoring McLaren’s slow return to glory

Associated Press  

MONTEREY, Calif. — What does champagne taste like when chugged from a dirty shoe? Zak Brown doesn’t know the answer to the question he’s been asked in the week since McLaren broke a nine-year Formula One losing streak with a 1-2 sweep in Italy. What I do remember is that it was definitely my proudest day in motor racing.” Seven …

Lando Norris signs multiyear extension with F1 team McLaren
3 years, 7 months ago

Lando Norris signs multiyear extension with F1 team McLaren

Associated Press  

WOKING, England — Lando Norris signed a multiyear contract extension with McLaren on Wednesday that will keep the 21-year-old driver with the Formula One team for the immediate future. McLaren’s announcement cements its driver lineup with Norris and 31-year-old Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who joined at the start of the 2021 season on a multiyear deal. The British team’s statement didn’t …

Formula 1 2020: McLaren boss Zak Brown hails 'great year' for team in constructor's championship
4 years ago

Formula 1 2020: McLaren boss Zak Brown hails 'great year' for team in constructor's championship

Firstpost  

A jubilant Brown said McLaren had “a great year” after Lando Norris and his Ferrari-bound team-mate Carlos Sainz finished fifth and sixth in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Abu Dhabi: McLaren boss Zak Brown hailed his team on Monday for snatching third place in the constructors’ championship and forecast that their 2021 drivers’ line-up will be the most exciting in …

McLaren Racing agrees 1/3rd of company sale to US investor
4 years ago

McLaren Racing agrees 1/3rd of company sale to US investor

Associated Press  

WOKING, England — A U.S. investment group has bought a 15% stake in McLaren Racing in a move the team hopes will strengthen its efforts to compete at the top in Formula One and IndyCar racing. McLaren’s garage cheered wildly at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday after clinching third place in the constructors’ championship ahead of Racing …

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