Zak Brown breaks silence after controversial McLaren team orders decision

Zak Brown, the McLaren chief executive, has hailed the “great teamwork and respect” shown by Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at the Italian Grand Prix.

McLaren missed out on victory for the first time since June’s Canadian Grand Prix at Monza as Max Verstappen, the Red Bull driver and reigning four-time World Champion, collected his third victory of the F1 2025 season.

Zak Brown praises McLaren ‘teamwork and respect’ at Italian Grand Prix

The Woking-based team found itself at the centre of a team orders drama in the closing laps in Italy after Piastri overtook Norris for second place during the pit-stop phase.

McLaren parted with standard convention by pitting Piastri first on Lap 45, despite the Australian being behind Norris on track at the time.

Norris pitted a lap later, but a slow