Zak Brown: Red Bull are afraid of Max Verstappen

      The book by Zak Brown, "Seven Tenths of a Second," we'll be quoting for a long time — it's that intriguing, and its author is that candid.

      In particular, the head of McLaren Racing believes that at Red Bull they fear Max Verstappen and that all decisions are made at his behest...

      Zak Brown: "Max is a brilliant driver; they are very afraid of losing him, so they do everything to keep him happy. If that means they have to become a small one‑driver empire, they will.

      I don't want to run McLaren that way. We have to be honest with Ron Dennis and Mansour Ojjeh, who ran McLaren for a long time and also didn't use that approach. Such unfairness, the suppression of competition, is not in line with our team's principles.

      Even before Christian Horner's dismissal in the middle of the 2025 season, it seemed that Max was running the team. It seems that everyone in the team obeys him, everyone is afraid of him. The car is set up so much for Max that it's very difficult for another driver to pilot."

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