Though he didn’t straight identify Purple Bull in his open letter, the McLaren Racing CEO aimed a thinly-veiled shot on the power drinks agency, which additionally owns the AlphaTauri staff.
The connection between Purple Bull and sister staff AlphaTauri has confronted elevated scrutiny in latest months, with the latter benefitting from a more in-depth technical collaboration that has raised eyebrows amongst rivals within the F1 paddock.
Brown, one of many loudest voices on the character of the Purple Bull set-up, has now gone so far as to recommend that shared possession must be banned.
“Most different main sports activities prohibit the possession of two groups inside the identical league due to the plain potential injury that it does to competitors,” Brown wrote in an open letter printed on McLaren’s official web site.
“It’s an unhealthy scenario as a result of it impacts choices made each on and off the monitor. Whether or not it’s a case of getting access to extra information, sharing elements/personnel, and even having affect over a strategic vote, it’s not within the spirit of the laws.
“It’s essential to face up for independence, competitors and equity, and I’d prefer to see adjustments within the laws to make sure that in future, they cease affect spreading from one staff to a different by means of strategic alliances and particularly by means of possession. Components 1 must be true to its model, and each staff – besides energy models – must be completely unbiased of one another.
“I consider Components 1 followers universally consider in equity in competitors and a degree taking part in subject, and would reject any actions that compromise the true spirit of competitors inside Components 1.
“Half sharing of data, shared possession fashions, and strategic alliances inside the sporting material of Components 1 will solely serve to undermine the followers’ perception in truthful and fierce competitors.”