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McLaren CEO Zak Brown says he is optimistic about the team' s future – despite their poor start to 2023. A reshuffle in the off-season saw previous Team Principal Andreas Seidl leave to be replaced by the team's Racing Director Andrea Stella. Following a poor start to 2023, Technical Director James Key was released and the team's technical structure was revised. McLaren are currently fifth in the Constructors' Championship, but only have 14 points from the first five races of 2023, with Lando Norris' sixth place in Melbourne the team's best finish of the season so far. But despite a troubled start to 2023, Brown sought to accentuate the positive, highlighting the culture change that Stella had tried to bring about, and noting that the driving partnership of Norris and Oscar Piastri was arguably the best in F1. "The energy inside the team right now is awesome," Brown told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "You have a bad weekend...

Zak Brown has revealed how he expects Oscar Piastri to perform ahead of the Australian's debut F1 season. After a much-publicised dispute over his services with Alpine – which was eventually decided in McLaren 's favour after going through the Contract Recognition Board – Piastri was confirmed to race for the Woking-based team in 2023 alongside Lando Norris. Norris will be entering into his fifth season in Formula 1 , but Brown is confident that Piastri can still pose a challenge to his more experienced teammate. Brown expects Norris and Piastri to be 'close' "I think Lando is one of the fastest drivers on the grid, and I expect he and Oscar to be close," Brown told media, including TheFOXposts.Com . "I expect Oscar to have some opportunities to beat him and vice versa, and that's obviously what you want – two drivers that are right next to ...