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Zak Brown’s Expletive-Laced Alpine Quip at McLaren Celebration Goes Viral

Viral clips from the Woking ceremony show a barbed Alpine joke alongside a Las Vegas quip that drew boos.

Overview

  • At a McLaren team event in Woking, Zak Brown told Oscar Piastri, “You had f***ing Alpine,” during on-stage remarks to staff and drivers.
  • Footage from the ceremony spread widely on social media, with coverage characterizing the segment as a roast-style routine.
  • Oscar Piastri joked the season had “worn us pretty thin… not quite as thin as our planks in Las Vegas,” drawing boos before adding, “We can laugh about it now.”
  • Both McLarens were disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix after FIA technical delegate Jo Bauer confirmed excessive plank wear on each car.
  • The celebration followed McLaren clinching both titles, with Lando Norris winning his first drivers’ championship and the squad collecting its trophies.