Zak Brown

Do you ever wish you were behind the wheel?

Do you ever get behind the wheel?

I do get behind the wheel.

Do they let you test the cars?

I can't, no, because of regulations.

I can't drive the new stuff, but I drive the old stuff.

Yeah, especially like on the grid.

And I think that's an area that I contribute a lot to the team is our driver relationship.

So there are areas I can't contribute sitting down with our aerodynamicists trying to suggest how we put more downforce on the car.

It's good to know what you don't know.

I listen and I don't say a word.

But then when it comes to drivers and maybe some strategy and things of that nature, that I know the commercial side, I lean in on a lot.

So, you know, my view is I work for the team.

They don't work for me.

So I go around trying to see how can I help everyone be better at their job.

Some things I can help get my hands dirty on and really dive in.

Other it's kind of tell me what you need and, you know, what support you need and let me get that.

That's one of the reasons coming back to why I joined McLaren is I love being in the race, and I still definitely am in the race.

I'm just not driving the race car.

Yeah, I mean, perk of the job, occasionally driving one of the old cars.