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Zak Brown defended McLaren’s driver management after Lando Norris prevailed in the drivers’ championship.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown defended his driver management this year, despite initial doubts about its sustainability.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri fiercely competed for the title with little difference between them all season.
McLaren enforced their ‘papaya rules’ to ensure fair treatment, even orchestrating position swaps in races like Monza to rectify disadvantages.
In the end, Norris emerged victorious as the latest world champion in Abu Dhabi, making Brown immensely proud of the team’s handling of the drivers.
Brown expressed his pride in both Norris and Piastri and emphasized the team’s approach to letting them race freely.
Moving forward, with Norris and Piastri under long-term contracts, Brown reaffirmed that the team’s management of drivers will remain consistent.
