Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has escalated his crusade against alliances between F1 teams with a new direct request to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to intervene and take action - just as Mercedes is seriously considering taking a share in one of its customers.
We've seen a copy of the six-page letter Brown has sent to the president, and while most of the examples Brown cites refer to his old foe Red Bull - and how it operates with its second team Racing Bulls - it's surely no coincidence that he's sent it just as Mercedes is in the hunt for an ownership stake in Alpine.
00:00 New multi-team attack
01:55 Why Brown hates team alliances
06:18 Where Mercedes comes in
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McLaren CEO Zak Brown has escalated his crusade against alliances between F1 teams with a new direct request to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to intervene and take action - just as Mercedes is seriously considering taking a share in one of its customers.
We've seen a copy of the six-page letter Brown has sent to the president, and while most of the examples Brown cites refer to his old foe Red Bull - and how it operates with its second team Racing Bulls - it's surely no coincidence that he's sent it just as Mercedes is in the hunt for an ownership stake in Alpine.
00:00 New multi-team attack
01:55 Why Brown hates team alliances
06:18 Where Mercedes comes in
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#f1 #formula1 #formulaone #f12026 #f1news #f1latest #f1insights #f1updates #redbull #redbullracing #redbullf1 #mclaren #mclarenf1 #zakbrown #fia #alpine #alpinef1 #grandprix #therace
