McLaren boss Zak Brown admits ‘surprise’ at his team challenging Red Bull
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy McLaren boss Zak Brown has admitted that his team are ahead of schedule, leaving him shocked that they are in with a real chance of winning the F1 Constructors’ Championship. The Woking-based team are just 42 points behind leaders Red Bull, with 10 races still to go, and far exceeding pre-season expectations when a dominant victory for Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez’s team was expected. But I’m not complaining.” McLaren have been the highest-scoring team of the past eight races, thanks largely to four second-place finishes by Lando Norris and a maiden F1 win by teammate Oscar Piastri in Hungary. If he continues to perform as he has this year, we have a pretty good chance, because we have two drivers constantly performing at the front.” This comes after Red Bull driver and current F1 champion Max Verstappen admitted that he believes he no longer has the fastest car in Formula 1, following the recent improvements by both McLaren and Mercedes.