Zak Brown

Like, are there narrative arcs that you're thinking about as a season progresses?

Yeah, all we try and do is we are very principled on our racing values.

We stay the course.

I think in sport, and it's a beautiful thing because it's such a popular thing,

Has there been anything in the time that you've been with McLaren that has surprised you about the fans?

Well, there's good and bad.

Let's start with the good, the passion people have, the notes I get from the strong majority of fans of the love they have for McLaren and our drivers.

And I got a note, you know, and I read them all, try and read them all, of kids that decorated their rooms.

And we try and reach out for every fan as much as we can.

Because I remember, you know, the 1981 Long Beach Grand Prix meeting my friends.

So those are the awesome stories, and that is the strong majority of it is people's love for the sport.

And when they convey that and you see the birthday cakes, we've seen people propose at McLaren.

We've seen weddings.

You know, that is awesome when we're that much ingrained.

So that's the beautiful side of it.

The 2%, which sometimes are louder than the 98%, are, quite frankly, are shocking.

You know, as far as the language, the allegations, the death threats.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

I've seen it all.

And that's pretty disappointing.