ZAK BROWN interview: McLaren boss reveals what makes Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri the dream team, what he REALLY thinks of Max Verstappen, the mood ahead of nail-biting Abu Dhabi finale and when he will rip up his Papaya Rules

This is a Zak Brown interview. But let's start with the two words that open every debate and haunt every McLaren head here in Abu Dhabi. Max Verstappen.

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