Inside Norris's Indy 500 Flirtation: 'I Don't Wanna Say No'

Lando Norris has left the door wide open to a future Indianapolis 500 attempt after a visit to the famous oval that clearly made an impression on the McLaren driver. Norris stopped at Indianapolis on 26 May — the day after both a difficult Canadian Grand Prix and the 110th running of the Indy 500. It was no passive tour. The world champion drove the Chevrolet pace car for several laps with Arrow McLaren boss Tony Kanaan, walked the IMS Museum with Roger Penske, caught up with McLaren chief Zak Brown and congratulated winner Felix Rosenqvist. Would he ever race it? Norris would not say yes, but he pointedly would not say no. "You never know," he said. "I don't wanna say no, and I certainly want to try things outside of Formula 1." His appetite for it was obvious. "I love everything. I love bikes. I love rally. I love IndyCar. I love all racing, whether it's the Indy 500 or just IndyCar in general," Norris said. The visit also got him thinking about the Triple Crown of Motorsport — Monaco, Indianapolis and Le Mans. "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. "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." There is a practical path here that few drivers enjoy. McLaren's Arrow McLaren team races in IndyCar and regularly enters an extra car at the 500, so Norris would have a seat waiting if he ever wanted it. Fernando Alonso chased the same dream in McLaren colours back in 2017. For now, Monaco and the F1 title fight come first. But Norris's Brickyard detour suggests the idea is no longer hypothetical — just a matter of when. --- *Originally published on [Newsformula One](https://newsformula.one/article/lando-norris-indy-500-future-mclaren-triple-crown). Visit for full coverage.*