Zak Brown's McLaren finished fourth in 2019 (Getty)
Zak Brown has been receiving a lot of criticism lately for his decisions as the boss of McLaren
As McLaren boss Zak Brown turned 51, Formula One’s official handle took to Twitter to wish him a very happy birthday. However, the thread has been flooded with troll comments and criticism by F1 fans. Brown has recently been under for a few of his decisions while at the helm of McLaren.
A certain section of the McLaren fan base is quite displeased with Brown’s decision to replace veteran driver Daniel Ricciardo next season. To make matters worse, Brown recently accused Red Bull CEO Christian Horner of cheating and that hasn’t gone down too well in the F1 fraternity. At the moment, Brown seems to have made some enemies both at home (McLaren) and outside.
The birthday tweet by F1’s official handle got a variety of reactions on Twitter. While certain fans shared their honest reactions, others mostly indulged in trolling. Let us take a look at some reactions to the birthday tweet from fans on Twitter.
“Now give Riccardo his seat back”, wrote a McLaren fan, who is evidently not too impressed.
“The marketing GOAT.Shame about the car performance but we move”, wrote another fan.
“A nice birthday gift would be announcing a Nascar team with @danielricciardo as one of two drivers”, read a tweet.
“the fact that i share my birthday with this man is making me uncomfortable”, tweeted another fan.
Another fan wrote: “Zak is one of the few people who stood against Christian Horner on the #CostCapScandal and from that day he earned my outmost respect. Happy birthday #ZakBrown.”
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