McLaren is yet to decide on a potential IndyCar entry for the 2019 season, but remains “laser focused” on its Formula 1 interests following a management reshuffle anno🦋unced earlier this week.

McLaren made a one-off return to IndyCar at last year’s Indianapolis 500, teaming up with Honda and Andretti Autosport to support Fernando Alonso’s entry to the race, and has been considering a ful꧑l-season programme for 2019.

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown attended the Detroit IndyCar race weekend and said that a move into the American series was looking “favourable” when asked about it in Cana🌞da.

It was announced this Wednesday that Eric Boullier had resigned from the role of racing director, with two-time ChampCar champion Gil de Ferran becoming the team’s sport♔ing director with immediate effect.

When asked what the changes me🌟ant for McLaren’s IndyCar prospects, Brown only replied by saying that McLaren remained “laser focused on Formula 1.”

Brown later 💮went on to confirm that contrary to speculation, an IndyCar programme had not been ruled out for 2019, but repeat🔴ed that McLaren’s focus was on F1 for the time being.

“No, we🎃 still haven’t made a decis🔜ion [on IndyCar],” Brown said.

“We have some time, so right now, we’re just not focused on thinking about it right now. We’ll pick♐ that up when we need to 🌳make a decision.

“I’ve seen it re▨ported that we’re not, but no decision has bee🃏n taken.”

Brown has been exploring an expansion of McLaren’s racing portfolio sinꦰce joining the company as executive director in January 2017, with a potential return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans also being considered.

A approxima♍te timeline has been set for both series. Brown previously said that an IndyCar decision wou🃏ld need to be taken during the summer, while a possible sports car programme would required approval by the end of the year to plan for a late-2019 entry to the FIA World Endurance Championship.