McLaren to “chew on” IndyCar & Extreme E before making Formula E decision

McLaren CEO Zak Brown says his team must focus on its IndyCar and Extreme E commitments before deciding whether to enter Formula E or the World Endurance Championship.
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McLaren will enter Extreme E next season with rallycross star Tanner Foust as its first dri๊ver.

Brown confirmed Foust’s✤ teammate will be a female driver that will be announced at a later date.

Recently, McLaren also revealed that it 👍had acquired a 75 per cent stake in the Arrow McLaren SP IndyCar team, confirming its full commitment to IndyCar long-term.

In January, McLaren announced it has an option to enter the all-electric s♌erﷺies for season nine (2022/23), but Brown says a decision still hasn’t been made.

BMW and Audi will no longer compete in Formula E from next ꦦseason, while Mercedes is reportedly set to announce its wit♒hdrawal from the series shorty, although the reigning champions will exit after next season.

When asked about McLaren's potential participation in F🦄ormula E, Brown said a decision 𝄹will be made by the end of the year.

“We're still revie🅺wing and will make a decision later this year botꦐh on Formula E and the World Endurance Championship which are two racing series that we think are great,” Brown said to select media last week when announcing Foust as its new Extreme E driver.

“🅰But we've bitten off some stuff we now need to chew on for a bit between the IndyCar and the Extreme E so we have that work going on. And then being very focused on IndyCar recently and getting that deal done and getting Extreme E ramped up.

“So we'll make a decision on b𒅌oth of those by the end of the🌜 year.”

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