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Zak Brown shocked McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri this week when he made a joke about the intra-Aston Martin battle between Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso. Brown called\u00a0out the Canadian driver\u2019s struggles in 2023.<\/p>\n
Stroll has endured a challenging start to his first season alongside two-time world champion Alonso, picking up just 47 of the team\u2019s 196 points and costing the team dearly in their battle with Mercedes and Ferrari over P2 in the Constructors\u2019 Championship.<\/p>\n
The Montreal-born driver started the campaign having narrowly recovered from two fractured wrists and a broken two, earning plenty of plaudits for his rapid return to action ahead of the Bahrain Grand Prix, but there has been little praise for Stroll since the season opener.<\/p>\n
Brown, Norris and Piastri were taking part in a quiz segment for Virgin UK<\/em>\u00a0when Brown made the joke. After getting another point in his favour, the 51-year-old claimed: \u201cI\u2019m dominating. This is like Alonso on Stroll.\u201d<\/p>\n Click here to join our WhatsApp community to be the first to receive breaking and exclusive F1 news.<\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t miss… <\/strong> McLaren boss Zak Brown ‘traumatised’ as he makes stark admission over F1 season[LATEST] <\/strong><\/p>\n Piastri was left giggling after Brown made the dig at the young Canadian, while Norris sat there with a wide smile, mouth agape, shocked that his boss had called out the Aston Martin driver live on screen.<\/p>\n The McLaren CEO will be happy to see Stroll struggle this season as his team continue to hunt down Aston Martin in the standings.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Woking-based team endured a miserable start to the campaign and had arguably the slowest car on the grid for the opening couple of rounds, but are now clear of Ferrari and battling Mercedes for the honour of second-fastest.<\/p>\n More F1… <\/strong> We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info<\/p>\n
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