#Latest news with #driverschampionshipBloomberga day agoAutomotiveBloombergMcLaren F1 Boss Says He Won't Sacrifice One Top Driver for the OtherZak Brown transformed McLaren Racing Ltd. from an ailing Formula 1 competitor to the winner of the team championship last year for the first time in 26 years. The California native has also navigated the Covid pandemic, which hit the group hard and has spoken about narrowly avoiding bankruptcy. Now in his ninth year with the team, the 53-year-old's challenge is to keep the team at the pinnacle of the sport — and win the drivers' championship for the first time since 2008 with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri currently the leading contenders.
Bloomberga day agoAutomotiveBloombergMcLaren F1 Boss Says He Won't Sacrifice One Top Driver for the OtherZak Brown transformed McLaren Racing Ltd. from an ailing Formula 1 competitor to the winner of the team championship last year for the first time in 26 years. The California native has also navigated the Covid pandemic, which hit the group hard and has spoken about narrowly avoiding bankruptcy. Now in his ninth year with the team, the 53-year-old's challenge is to keep the team at the pinnacle of the sport — and win the drivers' championship for the first time since 2008 with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri currently the leading contenders.