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Brown hits back at senator jokes about ‘Papaya rules'

Feb.11 McLaren CEO Zak Brown has fired back after a tongue-in-cheek question in Australia's parliament reignited debate about the team's so-called ‘Papaya rules' and whether Oscar Piastri has been disadvantaged. At a committee meeting on agriculture and transport, Queensland senator Matt Canavan asked a minister whether he thought Piastri had been deliberately disadvantaged so that Lando Norris could be crowned 2025 champion. When told about the exchange, Piastri took it in good humour. 'I think it's pretty cool that I made it all the way to parliament. That doesn't happen every day for a racing driver. It's always nice to receive support from home,' the Australian smiled. Brown,...
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