Zak Brown drängt die FIA dazu, die Risiken von Mehrfachteambeteiligungen anzugehen

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown hat sich schriftlich an FIA-Präsident Mohammed Ben Sulayem gewandt, um vor der Ausbreitung gemeinsamer Eigentümerschaften bei Formel-1-Teams zu warnen. Brown befürchtet, dass Allianzen wie eine mögliche Beteiligung von Mercedes an Alpine die Fairness gefährden könnten. Er verwies auf Probleme wie gemeinsam genutzte Ressourcen und das Fehlen von Beschränkungen beim Personalwechsel.

Brown sandte einen sechsseitigen Brief, in dem er seinen Standpunkt darlegte, nachdem Berichte aufgetaucht waren, dass Mercedes einen Anteil von 24 Prozent an Alpine vom Investmentfonds Otro Capital erwerben könnte. Er argumentierte, dass das Modell zwar bei der Vereinbarung zwischen Red Bull und Racing Bulls toleriert wurde, sich aber nicht weiter ausbreiten dürfe. Brown verwies auf Beispiele wie das Fehlen von 'Gardening Leave'-Sperrfristen zwischen Schwesterteams sowie eine mögliche Unterstützung auf der Strecke, wie etwa die schnellste Rennrunde von Daniel Ricciardo beim Großen Preis von Singapur 2024.

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