While it is still very early days to trumpet a proper McLaren resurgence under marketing guru turned Formula 1 team boss Zak Brown, credit must be given for him getting the house in order and instilling a new hunger in the once mightiest of race teams. With two new drivers, one a rookie, 2019 was always going to be a tough challenge for everyone at Woking, but Brown smartly freed himself of the time-consuming role of babysitting a superstar by putting Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz in the cars – their mandate: get adjusted to the team and drive as hard as you can. So far the pair are ticking the right boxes. The McLaren CEO can also take the kudos for promoting DTM and WEC ace manager...
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