Zak Brown laments the poor F1 vehicle offered to Alonso during a tough phase at McLaren.
Zak Brown has expressed his disappointment that McLaren F1 did not have a better car during Fernando Alonso’s second stint with the team.
After an initial season with McLaren in 2007, Alonso returned to the squad for the 2015 season, as the Woking-based team embarked on a new partnership with Honda.
This period proved to be the most frustrating in the career of the two-time world champion, with an underperforming and unreliable engine relegating McLaren to backmarker status.
McLaren terminated its relationship with Honda at the end of the 2017 season, and another campaign with Renault customer engines in 2018 saw Alonso opt to temporarily step away from the sport.
Brown, who joined McLaren as Executive Director in 2016 before becoming CEO 18 months later, established a strong relationship with Alonso during their time together, facilitating his first two appearances at the Indianapolis 500 in 2017 and 2019.
Alonso was also permitted to combine his duties at McLaren with a racing seat in Toyota’s World Endurance Championship team in 2018, where he clinched his first victory at the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as representing Brown’s United Autosports operation at the Daytona 500.
“Putting aside Lando [Norris] and Oscar [Piastri], because I am obviously biased, I would say that Fernando Alonso has quite a special talent.”
“I have a great relationship with Fernando. It’s disappointing that we didn’t have a better car when he was racing with us.”
“It’s fantastic to watch him race; he’s very smart. And to see him still performing at the level he does as he gets older… he’s great and a great friend.”
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Alonso’s Return Marred by Lacklustre McLaren Performance Alonso’s Return Marred by Lacklustre McLaren Performance
