LONDON :McLaren boss Zak Brown has dismissed as 'ludicrous' a suggestion he was against signing Oscar Piastri, now the Formula One championship leader, as a rookie three years ago.

Indianapolis 500 winner and four times IndyCar champion Alex Palou stated at a court hearing in London last week that Brown told him in late 2022 hiring the Australian had not been his decision.

Speaking to Reuters ahead of this weekend's U.S. Grand Prix in Texas, where Piastri will seek to extend a 22-point lead over British teammate Lando Norris, Brown disagreed with Palou's version.

"I'm not sure which allegation amused me more - the notion that I would not be the one making a key decision about our driver line-up, or the suggestion that I wasn’t on board with signing the hugely talented Oscar Piastri," sa

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