Overview
- McLaren sealed the 2025 double, with Lando Norris winning the drivers’ title by two points over Max Verstappen as Oscar Piastri finished third.
- Brown cited specific setbacks, including the Las Vegas double disqualification, a Qatar safety car strategy call, slow pitstops, and a Zandvoort retirement, as issues the team addressed quickly.
- McLaren kept its equal-opportunity ‘papaya rules’ in place for Norris and Piastri, a policy that drew scrutiny as Piastri felt disadvantaged by certain race decisions.
- Brown praised Piastri’s progress, calling his season unbelievable and saying the young driver’s stature in the sport will continue to grow.
- Looking to 2026, Brown cautioned that the all-new technical regulations reset the competitive order and said no one can predict how the field will shape up.