McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown has admitted that a decision to return the marque to IndyCar in 2019 is favorable, but says the company is still in the process of doing due diligence. Brown attended IndyCar’s double-header on Belle Isle 10 days ago along with racing director Eric Boullier and Gil de Ferran. The two-time CART Indy car champion and 2003 Indy 500 winner acted as Fernando Alonso’s advisor for the two-time F1 champion’s Indy debut in 2017, and has been appointed by McLaren in a consulting role within Formula 1 but also on any potential IndyCar project. The rumors of McLaren’s full- or part-time return to IndyCar grew also when, as well as meeting with team owners, Brown and...
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