The Telegraph<\/a>, he claimed that Red Bull race dirty.<\/p>\n\u201cI don\u2019t want to disparage Max\u2026. He\u2019s a four-time world champion,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe can be a bruiser, too aggressive on track. His arrogance comes out,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you look at some of the greatest champions in Formula One, they\u2019ve had some arrogance about them. They get their elbows out.\u201d <\/p>\n
Asked if Verstappen\u2019s elbow were too far out, Brown replied: \u201cMax has crossed the line on track at times.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Brazil against Lewis Hamilton over time. A handful of his passes on Lewis were overly aggressive.\u201d<\/p>\n
As for Horner, Brown said the sport\u2019s booming popularity off the back of Netflix series Drive to Survive changed their relationship drastically. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve known Christian for 30-plus years. We used to get on. His results are amazing. So, hats off. But he\u2019s changed. I think the Drive to Survive fame, the money, the glory, all got a bit much,\u201d Brown said.<\/p>\n
Asked if Horner played fairly, he said: \u201cAt times, no. Back when I was racing, there were drivers who raced hard and squeezed competitors\u2019 cars two wheels off the track. That\u2019s OK. But other drivers squeeze you four wheels off the track. That\u2019s not OK. I\u2019m a two-wheels-off guy. Christian is a four-wheels-off guy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Late last year, Horner accused McLaren of putting water in their tyres to aid cooling during races, which would breach F1 rules.<\/p>\n
The FIA found no evidence of such claims from their investigation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe made allegations towards our team. I can\u2019t imagine he believed them. It was simply intended to disrupt us,\u201d Brown said. \u201cRegardless of legality, everyone in the sport knows you wouldn\u2019t do that for technical reasons,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
It is clear that there is a clash of egos between the pair with Brown saying that he uses it properly, while Horner\u2019s causes problems.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a huge ego. Make no mistake,\u201d Brown said. \u201cEgo is good. Arrogance is terrible. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, ego is all about pride. It protects my brand and the team\u2019s performance. Arrogance makes you make mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n
AUSTIN, TEXAS – OCTOBER 22: Red Bull Racing Team Principal Christian Horner and McLaren Chief Executive Officer Zak Brown attend the Team Principals Press Conference prior to final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of USA at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2022 in Austin, Texas. Clive Mason\/Getty Images\/AFPSource: AFP<\/p>\n
PIASTRI GETS GONG FOR TITLE-CHALLENGING SEASON<\/p>\n
Oscar Piastri has been awarded the prestigious Don Award at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame gala on Monday night in recognition of his outstanding Formula 1 season in pursuit of the world championship.<\/p>\n
The Don Award, named after cricketing legend Donald Bradman, honours an Australian athlete whose achievements over the last 12 months have most inspired the nation.<\/p>\n
Piastri is in just his third season in Formula 1 but spent 15 rounds at the top of the championships standings courtesy of his seven grand prix victories so far this year.<\/p>\n
The Melburnian is the 15th Australian to compete at motorsport\u2019s top level but has already equalled Mark Webber\u2019s career tally of nine victories, putting him behind only Jack Brabham (14 wins) and Alan Jones (12 wins), Australia\u2019s only world champions.<\/p>\n
His successes have made him a household name and earnt him a permanent place in the domestic sporting conversation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWinning an award in the name of Sir Donald Bradman is a massive privilege,\u201d Piastri said.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone in Australia knows exactly what he represented and the legacy he has in Australian sport, so it\u2019s not lost on me how major this award is.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s always an amazing feeling to represent our country on the world stage and do well for ourselves.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to everyone that waves the flag and cheers me on at all the grand prix races around the world. To be a recipient of the Don Award is a great honour, and I look forward to representing our country for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Piastri would be Australia\u2019s first title winner in 45 years, dating back to Jones\u2019s 1980 triumph, if he were to beat teammate Lando Norris to the crown this season. He currently trails by 24 points with three rounds remaining.<\/p>\n
Sport Australia Hall of Fame selection committee chair Bruce McAvaney said Piastri\u2019s success was bridging the gap between Australia and the international motorsport landscape.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year we experience remarkable sporting moments and stories, and the most compelling in 2025 has been 24-year-old Oscar Piastri,\u201d he said. \u201cHis rise across the past 12 months to become one of the most formidable and exciting drivers in F1 is nothing short of outstanding.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an elite and foreign world to most of us, but we feel linked to this young man\u2019s challenges and triumphs lived out in a spotlight that very few sports attract.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis superb skill and sportsmanship are matched with a rare maturity and poise in an adrenaline-fuelled arena.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian Formula One legend Alan Jones has poured cold water on the popular conspiracy theory that McLaren is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":291648,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[25617,2095,64,14017,63,102407,11308,2115,13275,5175,1199,817,167758,36630,813,816,2105,2623,859,825,913,2627,2041,2067,102396,167757,22486,36620,167759,167760,88562,11298,85,30768,22493,3370,52697,2614,2753],"class_list":["post-291647","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-alan-belford-jones","tag-america","tag-au","tag-austin","tag-australia","tag-back-to-back-constructors-championships","tag-brazil","tag-bull-racing-team","tag-charles-leclerc","tag-chief-executive-officer","tag-christian-horner","tag-f1","tag-favouritism-theory","tag-final-practice","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-getty-images-inc","tag-las-vegas","tag-mark-webber","tag-max-verstappen","tag-mclaren","tag-nevada","tag-north-america","tag-northern-america","tag-papaya-rules","tag-popular-conspiracy-theory","tag-principals-press-conference","tag-putting-water","tag-race-car-driver","tag-single-season","tag-slow-pit-stop","tag-south-america","tag-sports","tag-team-principal-christian","tag-team-principals-press","tag-texas","tag-title-challenge","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-world-champion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291647","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=291647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/291647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/291648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=291647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=291647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=291647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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