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Zak Brown fired a final rebuttal at an Australian politician after claims made during the tail end of the 2025 F1 season that McLaren was favouring Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri.
During the 2025 Formula 1 season’s end, Zak Brown refuted claims of bias towards Lando Norris over Oscar Piastri made by an Australian politician. Piastri lost his leading position in the Drivers’ Championship due to incidents like team orders at Monza and a strategic error in Qatar leading to Max Verstappen’s win. Brown dismissed the politician’s accusations as “uneducated” and reiterated McLaren’s commitment to fairness in racing. Despite the controversies, both Piastri and Norris have a “fair shake” at McLaren, as Brown emphasized in the midst of launching the team’s new MCL40 car. The incident highlights the challenges of external scrutiny in the fast-paced world of Formula 1.
