McLaren CEO Zak Brown has hit out at Formula 1 rivals for "amateur hour driving" that left both of his drivers out of the United States Grand Prix sprint. The

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri’s Austin Sprint ended in disaster as both crashed out on Lap 1, prompting McLaren boss Zak Brown to slam rival drivers for “amateur-hour” chaos.

The team’s chances of extending their championship advantage vanished almost immediately when Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided after being

Oscar Piastri says he is lacking comfort and confidence in his McLaren at the United States Grand Prix after qualifying sixth and seeing Max Verstappen take further points out of his championship lead.

Mercedes’ 2016 team holds the F1 record for the most podium appearances in a single season, securing 33. The caveat is that the 2016 season only had 21 race weekends, while this year has 24. McLaren looks set to surpass the record.

McLaren have sealed this season’s F1 constructors’ title with Lando Norris ’s podium in Singapore. The papaya, who won their first teams’ title in 26 years last season at the final race in Abu Dhabi, have been the dominant team in 2025 and have won the constructors’ trophy with six races left.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown described the first-lap incident that in which his two cars collided and retired from the Sprint at the United States Grand Prix as “amateur hour driving.”

On Saturday, McLaren F1 boss Zak Brown said he expected the climax to the world championship to be "brutal". His words quickly proved prophetic.