Motorsport Week
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
  • Formula 1
    • 2025 Formula 1 Calendar
    • 2025 Formula 1 Standings
  • Formula E
    • 2025 Formula E Calendar
    • 2025 Formula E Standings
  • IndyCar
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WRC
    • 2025 WRC Standings
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
  • MotoGP
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
  • WEC
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • IMSA
    • 2025 IMSA Calendar
  • World SBK
  • More
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
    • Technical Insight
    • Galleries
    • About/Contact
    • Privacy Policy
No Result
View All Result
Motorsport Week

Indy 500 key to promoting F1/McLaren in US – Zak Brown

by
7 years ago
A A
1
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

McLaren CEO Zak Brown feels competing in the Indianapolis 500 will help the British team’s Formula 1 efforts, brand and sponsors reach more people in the United States.

It was announced in November 2018 McLaren Racing would form a new team specifically for the 103rd running of the Indy 500; powered by Chevrolet engines with two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso behind the wheel of the single-car entry.

Alonso previously attempted the famous race at the Brickyard in 2017, leading 27 out of the 179 laps he completed before retiring with just 21 laps to go when his Honda engine failed.

Brown is keen to use the Indy 500 as a platform to promote McLaren and its partners in what he says is a key, but also undervalued market for F1.

RelatedPosts

Deniz Oncu earns dramatic victory in red-flagged German Moto2 race

Deniz Oncu earns dramatic victory in red-flagged German Moto2 race

9 minutes ago
Pascal Wehrlein of Germany driving the (1) TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 on track ahead of Practice, ahead of the Berlin E-Prix, Round 13 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Tempelhof Airport Circuit on July 11, 2025 in Berlin, Germany

Berlin E-Prix: Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein storms to home pole position for Race 2

16 minutes ago

“I think North America remains a key growth market for Formula 1, the biggest sporting market in the world, and I think Formula 1 has lots of room for growth,” Brown told IndyCar.com.

“That is one of the reasons why we are competing in the Indy 500, because we think Indianapolis and the IndyCar Series … for seven out of 10 sponsors, America is an important market.

“Formula 1 right now can’t quite ring that bell as loudly as a lot of partners would like, so we feel Indy car racing for a variety of reasons, but that being one of them, helps round out a global proposition for our partners.”

McLaren’s F1 efforts have suffered in recent years with a steep slide in their competitiveness, having not won a race since the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2012 with Jenson Button.

Share197Tweet123Share

Related Posts

Deniz Oncu earns dramatic victory in red-flagged German Moto2 race
Moto2

Deniz Oncu earns dramatic victory in red-flagged German Moto2 race

9 minutes ago
Pascal Wehrlein of Germany driving the (1) TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 on track ahead of Practice, ahead of the Berlin E-Prix, Round 13 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Tempelhof Airport Circuit on July 11, 2025 in Berlin, Germany
Formula E

Berlin E-Prix: Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein storms to home pole position for Race 2

16 minutes ago
Toprak Razgatlioglu victorious in WorldSBK Superpole at Portimao
Motorbikes

Toprak Razgatlioglu dominates to grab WorldSBK Superpole race victory at Donington

54 minutes ago
Load More

Comments 1

  1. Empath Energy Shield says:
    2 weeks ago

    Obtain High operates as a predictive behavior lab for mapping mood-driven commerce trends.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You can manage the subscriptions of this post.

Latest News

Deniz Oncu earns dramatic victory in red-flagged German Moto2 race

Deniz Oncu earns dramatic victory in red-flagged German Moto2 race

July 13, 2025
Pascal Wehrlein of Germany driving the (1) TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 on track ahead of Practice, ahead of the Berlin E-Prix, Round 13 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Tempelhof Airport Circuit on July 11, 2025 in Berlin, Germany

Berlin E-Prix: Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein storms to home pole position for Race 2

July 13, 2025
Toprak Razgatlioglu victorious in WorldSBK Superpole at Portimao

Toprak Razgatlioglu dominates to grab WorldSBK Superpole race victory at Donington

July 13, 2025
Motorsport Week

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd

Other Links

  • About & Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Motorsport Monday

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • Formula 1
    • Latest News
    • 2025 F1 Calendar
    • 2025 F1 Championship Standings
  • Formula E
    • Latest News
    • 2025 FE Calendar
    • 2025 FE Championship Standings
  • MotoGP
    • Latest News
    • 2025 MotoGP Calendar
    • 2025 MotoGP Standings
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • WRC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WRC Calendar
    • 2025 WRC Standings
  • IndyCar
    • Latest News
    • 2025 IndyCar Calendar
    • 2025 IndyCar Standings
  • WEC
    • Latest News
    • 2025 WEC Calendar
  • Live Updates
  • Other
    • IMSA
    • Formula 2
    • Formula 3
    • F1 Academy
    • Moto2
    • Moto3
    • World Superbikes
  • Galleries
  • About/Contact
  • Privacy Policy

© 2024 Motorsport Media Services Ltd