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Sasha Rogelberg

Before the McLaren CEO got a $50 million payday from his team’s F1 championship, he was a high-school dropout who got his start on Wheel of Fortune

Photo of Zak Brown (Credit: Clive Rose - Formula 1/Formula 1—Getty Images)

McLaren Racing Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crossed the finish line at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday in third and fourth place respectively, cementing the team’s second consecutive Constructors’ Championship in the sport.

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.

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