Zak Brown poised to take McLaren role - reports

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Zak Brown has opted to take up a role with McLaren rather than with F1's new owners Liberty Media, according to reports.

Sky News - which broke news of Ron Dennis' appearance at the High Court and impending departure - reports Brown has informed Liberty Media he will be joining McLaren, turning down a role which would have seen him helping to run the sport itself.

The report claims Brown "has signed a deal to take a senior executive role" at McLaren, although says it is unclear what the exact title will be due to former McLaren Technology Group CEO and chairman Dennis being on gardening leave until his contract expires in January.

McLaren Technology Group confirmed after Dennis' departure that it "is now in the process of seeking a new Chief Executive Officer".

Brown has been linked with a number of roles in F1 since he left as Chief Executive of CSM Sport & Entertainment in September.

The BBC is also now reporting Brown will take on a role at McLaren, with chief F1 writer Andrew Benson claiming: "He was of particular interest to McLaren because of his success in finding sponsors for a number of teams in his former role at JMI."

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.