How important is aerodynamics to a Formula 1 car, you ask? The shape of the car and how air passes through it have a big role to play in the fate of how the world championship pans out for drivers and teams. To improve their future performances, McLaren has installed a $100 million biggie in their factory. Within hours of that announcement, Zak Brown has come all guns blazing to send chills down the spines of the dominating Max Verstappen.

It has been a domination and a half from Red Bull this year. While the competition behind them has kept changing, Brown now believes that McLaren is ready to take the next big step. The Woking outfit now has its own $100 million dollars-worth wind tunnel in its factory. Along with that, a flurry of changes in the management structure is lined up. Synergizing these complimentary steps, Brown has claimed that they will have the power to overthrow Max Verstappen and Co. off their pedestal in the World Championship.

Brown said, as quoted by Motorsport, “We’ll have everything by January 1st in place to be a world championship team. We have different leadership and structure. Then we have new people coming in, which should be another contribution to performance.”

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With the quick way that McLaren is bringing about radical change behind the scenes, success is bound to follow. Along with claiming that they have what it takes to win the 2024 season, Brown even commented on their 2026 aspirations while putting their rivals down.

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Red Bull is an “energy drinks manufacturer”, as Christian Horner termed it. Well, that is the truth. The team dominating F1 manufactures energy drinks. However good they might be right now, they have never built an engine for their car. It has always been outsourced. But with the 2026 regulations, Zak Brown reckons that the Milton-Keynes outfit will lose their advantage.

“You look down the grid, there’s as many unknowns about ’26,” Brown told ESPN. “Red Bull with a new engine. How’s that going to be? They’ve never done that before. There’s all sorts of variables going on there and I think our story is as good as anyone’s.”

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Despite them being only 5th in the championship and having 400 points lesser than Red Bull, the sheer confidence that Brown has in his team’s ability is unfathomable.