Brown discussed the stewarding debate at the Autosport Business Exchange: “To have part-time, unpaid stewards in a multi-billion-dollar sport where everything is on the line to make the right call...It is a technical job, and when you get it right, no one says ‘Great job’.

The 2024 season saw four different teams and seven different drivers take home multiple wins, as Red Bull Racing's edge on its competitors dissapeared at the beginning of last year's campaign, yielding the closest racing to be seen under the current regulations.

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown expects Formula One to deliver a four-way championship battle this season and would also not be surprised if a rival team mirrors McLaren's rapid rise to the top. The Woking team were crowned constructors' champions last season for the first time in 26 years and after coming back from fourth overall in 2023 and fifth in 2022.