Zak Brown is glad not to be facing the d🅘ifficulties that Red Bull are dealing with, with Sergio Per🍃ez.

A major judgement from Red Bull means they will keep fait𓄧h with the under-performing Perez in the second half of the season.

By contrast, Red Bull’s rꦆivals McLaren have a du🧔o of high-achievers in Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

“It’s a tricky one,” McLaren CEO told Sky Sports about Red Bull’s ꧑decision to keep Perez.

“They’ve found themselves in a situation where they𝄹’ve got two teams and a young driver programme.

“They’ve found themselves in a situation where one driver is leading the championship and another that is seventh. He’s a great driver, he has won races. We all know he’s capab🎃le of winning at any point.

“He seems to have an issue at the moment. I don’t know all that’s goi🦩ng on there.

“It’s for them to sort out. I’m happy that I don’t have driver c🎉hallenges…”

Both of McLaℱren’s😼 drivers have become grand prix winners this season, Norris in Miami and Piastri in Hungary.

Along with Mercedes, they are the nearest challenꦰgers to Red Bull whose 🍸lead at the summit of the constructors’ championship is under threat.

Brown plans for McLaren to be among the favourites for both titl✅es in 2025: “That’s our plan.

“That being said, we🍸 know how quickly this sport moves.

“We have up🌊grades coming but so do our competitors. I see no reason why we can’t be🎃 at the front in every race.”

He summed up McLaren’s brilliant year to date: “It’s certainly a nice feeling.🐼 The drivers, team, everyone has done a wonderful job.

“Ten podiums in a row is pretty awesome. To be competi𒐪ng for the drivers’ and manufacturers’ championship at the s🍌ummer break is cool.

“There’s a l♈ot of work to do because the top four teams? One day💛 they’re first, then fourth, then second…

“I a𝐆m very happy with ever🍸ything that’s been accomplished at McLaren.”

Norris is second in the drivers’ championship, 78 points✨ from Max Verstappen at the top. McLaren are third in the constructors𒈔’, 64 points behind leaders Red Bull.

“They are both priorities,” Brow𒆙n insisted. “To win the constructors’ we need both of our drivers to be as high up as possible.”

The only bl✤ip for McLaren came amid Piastri’s firs🀅t F1 grand prix win.

It arrived after a team orders flare-up wher൲e Norris - after several lap🏅s of tension - allowed his teammate to pass.

The bigger picture is that both Norris and Piastri have be🏅come winners th꧂is year.

“Toཧ have both drivers having won races… they always drive for the team, they are fantastic,” Brown said.

“In🅠 ౠ2021 we finished first and second, Lando close to Daniel. We are always racing as a team and our drivers are our secret weapon.”

He added: “Ten podiums in a row isn’t too bad. Second in the drivers’ championship with both dri🍷vers having won.

⛎“That said, we’re not perfect. We have made errors over the course of the season. We’ll learn from those and improve.”