The Italian Grand Prix was a special weekend for the McLaren team as they finished the race 1-2. It was her best result since the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix. To make the memory and moment permanent, McLaren CEO Zak Brown has the Monza circuit tattooed on his arm.
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Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff asked Brown to get a tattoo last year. But he hadn’t found a good reason for it and also mentioned that he was afraid of needles.
The American used social media to flaunt his new ink and it looks amazing.
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“Not that Monza is going to forget anytime soon …” Brown said.
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Sometimes you have to face your greatest fears: Zak Brown
As reported by GPFans, the American mentioned in the press conference why he decided to get a tattoo despite his fear of needles. He also said that he thought the idea of getting the tattoo would be fun.
“Sometimes you have to face your greatest fears, which is what I’ve done,” Brown said.
Formula 1 F1 – Italian Grand Prix – Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy – September 12, 2021, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo celebrates on the podium after winning the race with second-placed McLarens Lando Norris, third-placed Mercedes-Valtteri Bottas and McLaren – CEO Zak. Braun REUTERS / Jennifer Lorenzini won
Brown revealed where he got the idea of getting a tattoo from. “It actually came about through the Grand Prix Trust with Sky, where a team principal is nominated every year to do something that scares them.
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Toto nominated me last year. Needles scare me enough. When I was trying to think through what would be kind of funny and real – really scary – I got the idea of getting a tattoo.
Given that Daniel is a fan of tattoos and he recently won, I obviously thought we might get the two of them together and let him come over and hold my hand – and it hurt! ”Said Braun.
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It would be interesting to see what Daniel Ricciardo thinks of Brown’s new Monza circuit tattoo.
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