World champion backs Zak Brown after McLaren's 'tremendous growth'

Häkkinen won two titles with McLaren back in the 1998 and 1999 seasons.

The papaya outfit has now secured its second consecutive constructors’ title, a sting that marks a return to winning ways after a long drought that began when Häkkinen was still racing for the team.

The Finn has high praise for the American CEO. "The team has grown tremendously by putting together everything it needs," he began at the Festival dello Sport event.

He continued: "And what's needed today is different, more complex than what was sufficient in my day.

"And it's not easy with two very young drivers, even though Lando now has a lot of experience. McLaren represents a good example of how F1 is at its peak these days," the two-time world champion concluded.

While the constructors' title is in the bag for the Woking-based squad, teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are set to continue to battle it out for the drivers' championship.

The Australian currently leads Norris by 22 points in the standings. Max Verstappen trails Piastri by 63 points in third place with six rounds to go.

The season continues this weekend with the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas. With a Sprint on the schedule, 33 points will be up for grabs in Texas.

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