Zak Brown has a vested interest in both F1 and IndyCar, running a competitive operation in both racing leagues, giving him a unique perspective as someone heavily involved in both open-wheel divisions. With hands in both series, he firmly believes there is much more the top American single-seater racing series is capable of doing. It just needs to look to its global counterpart, and start taking notes.
During the Autosport Business Exchange: London event, Brown praised IndyCar's new broadcast deal with FOX Sports, believing it will be 'awesome' for the sport. "Eric Shanks, the CEO of FOX Sports is a huge IndyCar fan so I think you got some real passion from the CEO which will always help bleed through the organization," explained Brown. "He worked very closely with David Hill when they were both at DirecTV. Obviously David Hill had a huge role in what today's Formula 1 broadcast looks like. So I think Eric will look at Formula 1 and not be afraid to learn from it.
