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The Walking Dead star tears Zak Brown apart in fiery social media outburst

09:01, 11 Dec

Updated: 09:52, 11 Dec

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byTobia Elia

American actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan had a few choice words for Zak Brown after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

"Zak Brown is such a weanie. Screws up his own team but only cries about everything else"

- JD Morgan

The Hollywood star, best known for his role in the hit TV series The Walking Dead, is also a passionate Formula 1 fan. He let loose a series of highly emotional comments both during and after the race, which saw Lando Norris clinching the title ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri.

Morgan focused especially on Brown, taking aim at the “Papaya rules” through his X profile: "Zak Brown is such a weanie. Screws up his own team but only cries about everything else. Figure out your own s**t dude. Feel bad for Piastri. Hope he bails."

"Again. Brown deserves s**t all. Trophy for boning Oscar is about it. God I hope Piastri tells him to shove it where the sun don’t shine. Papaya rules my a**. Lando rules perhaps."

Photo: Race Pictures

The American was ultimately full of praise for Verstappen, calling him the best Formula 1 driver since Ayrton Senna.

"Greatest driver since Senna, period. 2 points. Came back 102 points... needed 104. What a run. He’s my champion. My god, what a second half of season. Just the best."

Zak Brown hits back at Australian senator over Piastri's treatment

The debate over Piastri’s treatment in the latter half of the season even reached the Australian Senate, after Senator Matt Canavan jokingly asked whether McLaren had been biased against Piastri and cost him the title.

Though made in jest, the comment quickly went viral ahead of the decisive Abu Dhabi weekend, with Brown taking the chance to once again defend the team’s approach to managing both drivers.

Here’s what he said.

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