McLaren executive director Zak Brown has definitively ruled out McLaren returning to the Indy 500 in 2018 despite the success of Fernando Alonso's attempt this year.Alonso made his debut in the May showpiece driving a McLaren-Andretti entry, and led a number of laps before eventually retiring with an engine failure...

McLaren executive director Zak Brown expects it to be a number of years before his team will be ready to make a full-time return to the IndyCar series.Brown helped put together a deal for Fernando Alonso to race in this year's Indy 500 in a McLaren-Andretti entry, with the Spaniard...

His race ended like so many others have the past couple years – prematurely with smoke trailing from his broken Honda engine. But there was nothing ordinary or routine about what Fernando Alonso did this month at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.The two-time Formula 1 champion's initial run at the Indianapolis...

Fernando Alonso's preparations for the Fast Nine qualifying session at the Indianapolis 500 have been hit by an unscheduled engine change.The McLaren Formula 1 driver, making his debut at the 500 this year, posted the fastest no-tow speed in the Fast Nine practice session on Sunday, but smoke was visible...

Fernando Alonso says it was "unthinkable" that he would be in the Fast Nine at the Indy 500 after his first test at Indianapolis on May 3.The McLaren-Andretti Honda driver completed his Rookie Orientation Program on earlier in May, completing his first day in an IndyCar at the Brickyard. Speaking...

Both McLaren and Honda need the positive boost from a competitive partnership in Indianapolis to show how committed they are to each other, according to McLaren executive director Zak Brown.The Formula 1 partnership has been a struggle so far, with Honda failing to deliver a competitive power unit this season,...

Fernando Alonso admits he has been shocked by the American reaction to his Indy 500 switch after visiting the United States this week.Following the announcement that he will race a McLaren-Andretti Honda in the 500, Alonso traveled to Barber Motorsports Park for the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama before...