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 teammate will be a female driver that will be announced at a later da☂te.

Recently, McLaren also revealed that it꧂ had acquired a 75 per cent stake in the Arrow McLaren SP IndyCa💎r team, confirming its full commitment to IndyCar long-term.

In January, McLaren announced it has an option to enter the all-electric series for season nine (20🍒22/23), but ༺Brown says a decision still hasn’t been made.

BMW and Audi will no longer compete in Formula E from next season, while Mer😼cedes is reportedly set to anꦫnounce its withdrawal from the series shorty, although the reigning champions will exit after next season.

When ask🍷ed about McLaren's p💦otential participation in Formula E, Brown said a decision will be made by the end of the year.

“We're still reviewing 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 when🐲 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 goi𝔉ng 🐷on. And then being very focused on IndyCar recently and getting that deal done and getting Extreme E ramped up.

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

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