Zak Brown 'very confident' in Indy car preparation

Zak Brown is backing McLaren and Fernando Alonso to work together to win the Indy 500.  

Zak Brown and McLaren have put together a "very experienced team" for the Indy 500 this year. 

When speaking to f1today.net Brown said that the "Indianapolis is a difficult place that bites if you get it wrong,”

“We’ve seen Rahal not qualify there before, Penske not qualify, Schmidt Peterson last year with [James] Hinchcliffe, so you’ve got to get your baseline right.

“We’re trying to think about winning the race as opposed to not qualifying for it but those are the two different extremes. We’ve got Gil de Ferran, who’s won the race a couple of times and ran a team, so he obviously has a wealth of experience.

"Bob Fernley, who’s responsible for putting it all together, he’s been back at Indy in the good old days. He was brought in because he’s a really good operator and knows his way around Indy. He’s in charge of making sure we hire all the right people.”

“We have people who put their hands up and said they would like to be involved in IndyCar or have been in the past. I’m confident it’s going to be very difficult, but I’m also very confident that we are going about it in the right way to give Fernando a chance to win.”

Alonso competed in the 2017 Indy 500 but had to retire due to an engine failure. They will hope that they will do better this year.