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Brown: Lack of McLaren young drivers due to 'different philosophy'
McLaren boss Zak Brown says circumstances and a "different philosophy" have led to a temporary winding down of the team's young driver program. McLaren has been a pipeline to F1 in the past for several young drivers supported early on by the Woking-based outfit. Lewis Hamilton's promotion to the big time in 2007 proved massively successful while Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne's endeavors were less rewarding. Lando Norris is the latest exponent to emerge from McLaren's driver program, but Brown explained why there is currently no young talent being groomed to follow the 21-year-old up the McLaren ladder. "We have a different philosophy," Brown said, quoted by...
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