Zak Brown assured that the competitive climate between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri It is something positive for McLaren.
For the team’s CEO, the challenge of dealing with the two pilots, who live a big phase within the season, is far from being a problem – on the contrary, he classifies as “fun.”
With a solid campaign so far, McLaren occupies a prominent position in the leadership of the 460 points builders, 238 more than Ferrari, which is in second place.
Norris and Pistri also consolidated among the first places in the pilot championship, which has been feeding a growing rivalry among teammates.
The duel between the two was most evident in the last races. . In Austria, they starred in an intense dispute for the victory – something Brown looked enthusiastically.
“I thought the race in Austria was epic. Everyone was kind of waiting to see the race between the two, and they were at the pace, they were fast, aggressive, gave space to each other and it was very exciting, so I’m looking forward to seeing more,” said the leader.
According to him, mutual respect among the pilots is evident on both tracks and behind the scenes, and the environment built by the team is an essential part of this good coexistence.
“It’s not a problem,” he said. “It’s quite pleasant, and they want to run fairly., Which is exactly what they get, and want to beat another 19 cars, including teammate, so it’s a pleasure to work with them.”
Brown still expects healthy rivalry to continue until the end of the championship, with the duo vying for positions with professionalism.
“They have a huge respect for each other, the way you see them behaving is as they are behind the scenes. I think a lot is due to the chemistry we build on the team, and I see no reason why this can not happen in Abu Dhabi. I hope the two are battling and, when everything is said and done, squeeze their hands and say, ‘good work’ and come back next year,” he said.
