"One of the oldest teams in F1's 76-year history, McLaren has reportedly reached an estimated worth of a record $5 billion under the leadership of CEO Zak Brown, topping Ferrari's estimated $4.8 billion valuation in 2024. Since joining McLaren in 2016, Brown has not only capitalized on F1's meteoric growth in the U.S. to grow the team's sponsorship spending, but has also helped McLaren take its first constructors' title since 1998."
"Born in Los Angeles, Brown was a high-school dropout with aspirations only for a career in baseball, which fizzled alongside his formal education. "I was not a good student. I didn't go, and then when I did go, I got in trouble-a lot of fighting," Brown said in an episode of The Bottom Line podcast released in July. "I actually broke my high school president's jaw in a fight. That's what got me thrown out at the end.""
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished third and fourth at the Singapore Grand Prix, securing McLaren's second consecutive Constructors' Championship. McLaren reached an estimated record $5 billion valuation under CEO Zak Brown, surpassing Ferrari's $4.8 billion estimate in 2024. Brown joined McLaren in 2016, expanded sponsorship spending by capitalizing on F1's U.S. growth, and helped the team win its first constructors' title since 1998. Brown's 2024 compensation exceeded $50 million (£37.3 million) and his 2025 payout is expected to be similarly large. Brown was born in Los Angeles, dropped out of high school, appeared on Wheel of Fortune in 1984, sold his prize watches and used the earnings to begin a racing career.
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