McLaren CEO Zak Brown has downplayed the prospect of his team entering IndyCar full-time next year to better prepare for another shot at the Indy 500, although the team could contest individual races before the next edition of the famous race.
Fernando Alonso failed to qualify for this year's race at the Brickyard in a McLaren entry blighted by a string of errors. Although some suggested it was proof McLaren needed to focus properly on a full IndyCar programme to be better prepared for that race in future.
For much of last year Brown toyed with the idea of entering the 2019 season, approaching five-time champion Scott Dixon in the process, before opting against doing so.