McLaren chief Zak Brown said Lando Norris would like to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and stressed the importance of the IndyCar operation to the US market
THE McLaren it’s the only team Formula 1 which also has operations in indy, which allows the British team to trade between the two categories. Recently, O’Ward duck🇧🇷 Alex Pole And Colton Hertha, IndyCar star, has done tests with F1 cars. Going back a little further, the team was even bolder, placing Fernando Alonso run inside 500 miles from Indianapolis🇧🇷 A scenario that could repeat itself in the future since then Lando Norris he would also be interested in competing in the Indy 500.
“Lando said he would like to direct the india 500 one day and obviously one of my first things I did here was bring Fernando Alonso to race the Indy 500, which was an incredible experience for everyone,” he said Zack Brownhead of McLaren, in a staff interview. “Calendars are pretty crazy these days, but I think drivers like to drive race cars. And yes, I can see that happening,” said the American boss.
In the latest edition of 500 miles from Indianapolisthe winner was a former Formula 1 driver: the Swede Mark Ericsson🇧🇷 McLaren has not yet managed to triumph in the main race of American motorsport, but it has come close in recent editions, with O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist closing the 2022 edition in the top four.
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The British team will have three cars next year, with the addition of Andrreti’s Alexander Rossi. With the growth of F1 in United Stateswho will have three races in the country in 2023, Zak stressed the importance of also being relevant at Indy for McLaren’s growth in one of the biggest markets in the world.
“When we look at what excites our fans, where we sell our beautiful street cars, and what our corporate partners want in terms of market penetration, North America is at the top of the list,” Brown explained.
“Not long ago, Formula 1 wasn’t very popular in North America. It’s amazing what has happened in such a short time, thanks in large part to Drive to Survive, the Netflix series. But we felt we wanted to have a bigger presence in North America compared to all other Formula 1 teams, so we are the only team in IndyCar,” concluded the head of McLaren🇧🇷
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