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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is “very excited” about the team’s chances at the Japanese Grand Prix following a step forward in performance in Australia. Oscar Piastri finished fourth at the Saudi A…
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is very excited about the team’s chances at the Japanese Grand Prix following a step forward in performance in Australia. Oscar Piastri finished fourth at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but struggled to pass Lewis Hamilton due to a lack of top speed, even with DRS open, hurting his chances. However, after a more competitive showing in Melbourne with Lando Norris finishing third ahead of Piastri, Brown mentioned McLaren has already made some progress in that area of weakness. Brown is optimistic about the team’s prospects in Suzuka and believes they should be pretty strong. Despite a good start to the season, Norris is cautious about McLaren’s chances given the improved performance of Ferrari this year. The team will head to Japan after an organizational update that saw former Ferrari engineer David Sanchez leaving McLaren after just three months.
