Lando Norris has refused to close the door on a future Indianapolis 500 appearance after a visit to the Brickyard left the McLaren driver visibly tempted by motorsport's most famous oval.
The reigning Formula 1 world champion travelled to Indianapolis on 26 May, the day after a bruising Canadian Grand Prix and the running of the 110th Indy 500. Far from a quiet sightseeing trip, Norris drove the Chevrolet Indy 500 pace car around the speedway for several laps alongside Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan, toured the IMS Museum with Roger Penske, met McLaren CEO Zak Brown and congratulated race winner Felix Rosenqvist.
Asked whether he could one day race the 500 himself, Norris was careful not to commit — but equally careful not to rule it out. "You never know," he said. "I don't wanna say no, and I certainly want to try things outside of Formula 1."
He left little doubt about the breadth of his enthusiasm. "I love everything," Norris said. "I love bikes. I love rally. I love IndyCar. I love all racing, whether it's the Indy 500 or just IndyCar in general."
The trip also nudged Norris towards a longer-term ambition: the Triple Crown of Motorsport, made up of the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the Le Mans 24 Hours. "I've already got part of the Triple Crown for McLaren, and I've now got a championship under my belt, so there's two more to do," he said, a nod to McLaren's storied history at the Brickyard.
For a driver who had never seriously entertained the idea, the visit clearly shifted something. "I've never really had a thought of trying to achieve the Triple Crown, but I've ticked one of the boxes already, and now I get to come and see this place, and that always makes it more inviting," Norris said. "You never know."
The timing is notable. McLaren runs a competitive Arrow McLaren entry in IndyCar and habitually fields an extra car at the 500, giving Norris a ready-made route to the race should he ever decide to take it on. He would not be the first modern grand prix star to make the crossover — Fernando Alonso famously chased the same dream with McLaren in 2017 — and few drivers on the current grid have the freedom that a world title and McLaren's American programme afford.
For now, Norris's focus returns to Formula 1 and a Monaco Grand Prix where he is among the favourites for pole. But the Indianapolis detour, squeezed in between a difficult Canadian weekend and F1's crown jewel, has planted a seed the McLaren driver is in no hurry to dismiss. "You never know," he repeated — twice in one afternoon, and clearly meaning it.
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