McLaren CEO Zak Brown announced that a stake in McLaren Racing has been sold, and the team has reached a valuation of $4.1 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Initial reports released in early September stated that the Bahraini sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat and automotive investment group CYVN Holdings, which already own the McLaren Group, were looking to acquire a 30% stake in McLaren Racing.
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Both parties now own the entirety of McLaren Racing,
“We’re all done,” Brown said, per Bloomberg. “The sport is on fire, you know, every metric, demand for teams.
“It wasn’t long ago that Liberty [Media] acquired the sport and put a cost cap in place, which kind of ensured everyone’s financial stability and on-track stability and competitiveness.
“So it’s been a wonderful thing. The fans are coming out in the tens and hundreds of millions, sponsors, partners in the sport, unlike we’ve ever seen before, so the sport is on fire, and long may it continue.”
McLaren turned their entire trajectory around last season after starting the year at the back of the field. The engineers discovered an advantage in car development, which propelled the team up the grid.
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Last season, they got close to catching Red Bull’s Max Verstappen for the Drivers’ Championship, but they fell short and had too many points to overcome.
McLaren managed to win the Constructors’ Championship, and now, in 2025, the team is a lock to win the title again. As for the Drivers’ title, the race is essentially down to Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris.
On the verge of doing the double, McLaren Racing is at the peak of its power, though Brown does not believe that to be the case.
“I don’t think so. I think if you look at sports in general, and I wouldn’t say I’m an expert at all sports by any means, but they’ve only been going north forever. Every time there’s a record deal and whatever sport it is, everyone goes, ‘Oh, that was crazy,'” Brown added.
“And then you look back and in five years, they’ve still gone up. So I think our sport in particular has a lot of room for growth. We have 24 races, we have demand for probably 30 grands prix, so the demand is strong.
“Our car has the best brands in the world, the Mastercards, the Googles, etc. The competition is amazing. Last year, four teams won, seven different drivers won multiple races.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen that in my 30 years of following the sport, so the on-track competition is great. The off-track drama, as captured by Netflix, is fantastic. The demand for grands prix has never been stronger, so I think the sport, in many ways, is just getting going.”
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As the sport continues to grow worldwide, McLaren’s value is expected to increase. If the team manages to dominate during the upcoming rules cycle as well, it could quickly become the second biggest team on the grid, likely always falling short of Ferrari’s astronomical level.