Last Friday’s announcement of the new shared regulations between the FIA World Endurance Championship and the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was welcomed throughout the motorsport world.
McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says the Formula 1 team will have some new, additional sponsors on its car for the 2020 season, continuing its recent push.
McLaren will open talks with Fernando Alonso over his future soon as the Spaniard nears the end of his current contract – but will not consider him for a return to Formula 1.
Zak Brown is confident McLaren’s new setup for its IndyCar programme in 2020 will ensure it avoids repeating the mistakes that led to its failed attempt to enter the Indianapolis 500 this year.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown would like to see greater involvement from fans to help shape Formula 1’s rules in the future, saying the sport needs to “pay more attention” to its target audience.
McLaren would not stand in the way of Fernando Alonso securing a racing return to Formula 1 in 2020 despite his current contractual agreement with the team.
The planned budget cap for Formula 1 is positive news for a potential entry by McLaren to the FIA World Endurance Championship’s new hypercar-led premier class in 2021.
Zak Brown has identified greater teamwork as being one of the biggest shifts at McLaren between 2018 and 2019, hailing the team’s operational strength after an impressive start to the season.
McLaren will wait for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s future regulations to be finalised before taking a final decision on a possible entry to the series – but only once Formula 1’s planned direction has also been outlined.
McLaren’s relationship with Fernando Alonso “has never been stronger” despite the team’s failure to qualify for this year’s Indianapolis 500, according to CEO Zak Brown.
McLaren CEO Zak Brown says the team’s failed bid to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 was down to a “lack of execution” and being “unprepared”, rather than financial reasons.
A full-time entry to the NTT IndyCar Series remains a serious consideration for McLaren in the near future, with group racing CEO Zak Brown saying it seems like “more of a when than an if” it expands its racing interests.
McLaren’s entry to the Indianapolis 500 in 2019 is a “totally different experience” to its most recent effort in the race two years ago, according to the group’s racing CEO, Zak Brown.
Formula 1 bosses will meet in London on Tuesday for a crunch meeting in a bid to outline the sport’s future and make steps towards a final agreement for 2021 - but will it bring the breakthrough desired?
Fernando Alonso is yet to discuss the possibility of a full-time return to Formula 1 with McLaren, with the Spaniard saying he did not miss taking part in the team's usual pre-season testing programme in Barcelona over the past couple of weeks.
There was a different feeling around the McLaren Technology Centre compared to recent years upon the launch of the new MCL34 Formula 1 car earlier this week.