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McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images) Getty Images McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown believes fellow IndyCar Series team owners are providing a “disservice” to IndyCar Series owner Roger Penske by not telling the series owner their true feelings regarding the sport. Brown believes IndyCar team owners are highly critical in the media, but when they meet with Penske, they tell him the series is fine. Brown met with Penske during a rare trip to the United States for last weekend’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix IndyCar Series race. Brown offered his insight on upcoming changes he believes IndyCar needs to do. “I had a good meeting this morning with ‘The Captain,’” Brown told a very small and select group of reporters in the team NTT DATA Strategy Center in the McLaren paddock on May 31. “We spoke about everything, and it was very productive. I shared my views on things in a very productive constructive manner I was very encouraged that I think they recognize the issues and the opportunities. “But I am disappointed in some of the team owners that when ‘The Captain’ is not around they say another thing. And I think that does a disservice, actually, to Roger, because he probably gets conflicting information when he’s not around the teams and hen he’s around, it’s like, ‘Hey, everything’s great.’ “I was like, ‘That’s not what you said 20 minutes ago.’” Brown believes real feedback is important for Penske to help guide IndyCar to become a better and more responsive organization. “We covered everything from tech, to cars, the fans, the races, conflict of interest, the perception of conflict of interest, and I felt he was listening to me,” Brown continued. “I called it as I see it, which I think is the…

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