McLaren would be open to entering Formula E as a manufacturer team in the future, according to executive director Zak Brown.
The company is already involved through its Applied Technology division, which is set to supply the series' standard battery for the 2018/19 season, but Brown says McLaren would be interested in deepening its involvement, with a number of potential options open to it.
"We are looking at ways to get more involved in Formula E," Brown told Autosport.
"Everything is on the table from starting a team, to buying a team, to working with a team to further developing other areas within Formula E that McLaren [could] apply technology.
"We can go beyond the battery technology."
Brown is keeping tabs on the category due to the potential synergies for McLaren Automotive, which produces high-end supercars including the P1 – a hybrid hypercar which uses both a combustion engine and an electric motor to deliver 986hp.
"Formula E is going places," he added. "It has its place in motorsport and being the motor racing junkie I am, as long as it's commercially viable and on brand, the more range the better."
The series has already attracted major manufacturers such as Jaguar, Renault, Audi and BMW, while Mercedes has an option to take up for 2018/19 and Ferrari has also expressed an interest.
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