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Zak Brown says he wants to see McLaren fighting the so-called "top four" teams in Formula 1 by the end of 2023, but acknowledges that the squad won't be challenging them for position. McLaren have endured a slow start to 2023, with their launch MCL60 design being hobbled until a upgrade package arrived in Azerbaijan, improving the floor of the car. Lando Norris finished 'best of the rest' in Baku in ninth behind the eight cars from Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Mercedes, and while Brown admits the team won't catch this group in the standings, he does feel catching them on track is possible. Viewed by others: McLaren McLaren bring striking 'triple crown' livery to Monaco ...

Former Formula 1 World Champion Damon Hill says McLaren 's recent progress means the Woking squad are now at the level they should have been at from the beginning of the season. McLaren struggled badly with pace and reliability in the first two races of 2023, and admitted that they had not hit key development targets set in pre-season, with Technical Director James Key leaving his post. However, a better race at the third round in Melbourne saw drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri secure a double points finish, thanks in part to a high rate of attrition. After a major upgrade package to the MCL60 was delivered, Norris came home ninth in Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix to add another two points to McLaren's tally, and Hill noted that the papaya outfit have finally caught up to their rivals. "This is where they should have started. They're four or five months behind where they should be," Hill told the F1 Nation podcast. "They are getting...

McLaren boss Zak Brown feels confident that battery issues that have arisen in Formula E have been solved. The sport is set to be the next premier motorsport category to enter a new era, as it introduces the all-new Gen3 cars for the 2022/23 season. So far the launch of the Gen3 car has been plagued with issues, namely with the return to the single-spec battery designed by Williams Advanced Engineering. The battery cells have been overheating, causing degradation and derating, which led to a change in design of the packaging prior to the latest test in Valencia. McLaren Chief Executive Officer, Zak Brown, spoke positively in an exclusive interview with TheFOXposts.Com about the reliability shown in the pre-season test ahead of McLaren's first season in the category. "I was pleased with testing in Valencia," said Brown. "We showed pretty good reliability and good pace. I think we're all concerned when you have new regulations come in that are with...

McLaren is competing in more championships than ever before, with the team adding IndyCar, Formula E and Extreme E in recent seasons. The team is set to field four cars in IndyCar next year, as they attempt to compete with big teams such as Chip Ganassi and Andretti for the championship. But with a record three races in the US in Formula 1 next season, why does the team need an IndyCar team? According to Chief Executive Officer, Zak Brown it is all about exposure in the North America market. "When we look at what gets our fans excited, where we sell our beautiful road cars, and what our corporate partners want, as far as market penetration goes, North America comes right to the top of the list," he said in a recent interview for McLaren. "It wasn't long ago, F1 wasn't very popular in North America. It's amazing what's happened in a short period of time, a lot thanks to Drive to Survive - the Netflix show. "But we felt we wanted to hav...