Brown: Let the racers decide who will become the champion.

      McLaren drivers' winning double at Silverstone of course pleased Zak Brown greatly, but he considers the stewards' decision to impose a 10-second penalty on Oscar Piastri, which cost the Australian, who was leading the championship, the chance to win, ambiguous.

      "The decision that the safety car was leaving the track was made rather late," commented McLaren Racing CEO. "Max Verstappen accelerated at that moment, and Oscar slowed down, but from the outside, the situation looked worse than it actually was. Telemetry data showed that everything appeared different from what was shown on TV screens.

      But it is what it is. I think every time penalties are issued, there's an element of subjectivity. When Oscar hit the brakes, he was just trying to warm up the tires, but everything happened on a wet track, so the situation was borderline.

      Nevertheless, since the victory went to Lando Norris, I am very happy for him and the team, although I, of course, worry about Oscar, who drove an incredible race. You see, when it comes to penalties, sometimes they seem fair, sometimes unfair, and sometimes questionable. But it happened as it happened."

      Since this is Norris's second consecutive win, after the June race in Canada ended with his retirement due to a collision with his teammate caused by Lando's mistaken actions, Brown was asked about the British driver's psychological state.

      "I think, in hindsight, we have to admit that what happened in Montreal actually benefited everyone," he replied. "You could say it was a way to blow off steam, we got through the aftermath of that incident, which everyone talked about. I believe that the incident related to the driver’s mistake ultimately helped raise the overall confidence level, and everyone felt more comfortable.

      I think in the near future, we will see more incidents related to racing mistakes – avoiding them is impossible. I can always calmly speak one-on-one with a driver and reassure him, but everything will be fine. We will just continue working as we do, trying to ensure that the attitude toward both drivers is equally fair, open, and maintain good communication.

      If we continue to widen our lead over competitors in the Constructors' Championship, it will be up to the drivers themselves to decide who becomes the world champion. May the strongest win. I believe the fight for the title will continue until the last race of the season."