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HOT SHOTS: Zak Brown's toy box

"Season’s done, so time for some fun on track in Spain with Fernando," said McLaren F1 boss, Zak Brown, on his socials.

"Drove my 1976 Australian Touring Car Championship-winning DeKon Monza, 5 x IMSA-winning 1989 TWR Jaguar XJR-10, and my 2011 Holden Commodore that won the Bathurst 1000 with my team at the time, Walkinshaw Racing."

Well, he was nearly right.

The Moffat Monza actually won the Australian Sports Sedan Championship, not the touring car title.

He also failed to mention that his vast collection of highly-desirable race cars includes a Williams FW07, the model used by Alan Jones to win his Formula One world title.

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