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 driver.

Brown confirmed Foust’s teamma﷽te will be a female driver tha🅘t 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-ꦅterm.

In January, McLaren announced it has an 𒐪option to enter the all-electric series 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 season, while Mercedes is reportedly set to announce its withdrawal from the series shorty, although 𝔍the reign♏ing champions will exit after next season.

When asked about McLaren's potential participation in Formula E, Brown said a decision w﷽ilﷺl be made by the end of the year.

“We're still revi🐽ewing and will make a decision later this year both 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 wh𒆙en 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 ཧon IndyCar rece🌱ntly and getting that deal done and getting Extreme E ramped up.

“So we'll make a decision on both of tho꧑se by the end of the year.”

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