Jeffrey Dean Morgan slams Zak Brown for Piastri treatment after Abu Dhabi GP
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Hollywood actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan ignited controversy on social media after reacting to comments made by McLaren CEO Zak Brown during Sky Sports F1’s coverage of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Morgan’s fiery posts quickly circulated across the racing world, marking one of the most intense celebrity outbursts directed at a Formula One executive.
Zak Brown is such a weanie. Screws up his own team but only cries about EVERYTHING else. Figure out your own shit dude. Feel bad for Piastri. Hope he bails.
— Jeffrey Dean Morgan (@JDMorgan) December 7, 2025
again. Zak brown deserves shit all. Trophy for boning Oscar is about it. God I hope Piastri tells him to shove it where the sun don’t shine. Papaya rules my ass. Lando rules perhaps.
— Jeffrey Dean Morgan (@JDMorgan) December 7, 2025
He will. Not at McLaren. Dude is special.
The uproar followed Brown’s defense of the stewards’ decision involving Lando Norris and Yuki Tsunoda. Norris ran off the track while overtaking the Red Bull driver in a moment that initially risked a penalty capable of shifting the 2025 championship outcome. Tsunoda was instead handed a five-second penalty for forcing another driver off track, while Norris escaped further action.
Brown told Sky Sports the ruling was appropriate, calling Tsunoda’s maneuver “dangerous and unnecessary.” He added that while teamwork is expected, “there’s got to be a limit” when one driver aids another.
These remarks triggered Morgan’s profanity-filled tirade. As noted in the original report, the actor blasted Brown on X, accusing him of mismanaging McLaren and deflecting blame for the team’s issues. Morgan wrote that he sympathized with Oscar Piastri, whom he implied was being strategically disadvantaged.
In a second post, Morgan intensified his criticism, claiming Brown “deserves nothing” and expressing hope that Piastri distances himself from McLaren’s leadership. His comments echoed ongoing debate within the F1 community about whether the team’s strategic choices have disproportionately benefited Norris—now the 2025 World Champion—over his teammate, who finished the season in third place.
Morgan’s now-viral outburst arrives during a period of heightened scrutiny for McLaren, as fans and analysts question internal dynamics and speculate how the team might have handled a championship-altering penalty had it been issued against Norris.
The actor’s reaction underscored the emotional stakes of the 2025 title fight and amplified broader concerns about the team’s direction under Brown, according to the original reporting.