Norris weighs up McLaren Triple Crown following Indy 500 celebrations visit

Norris' appearance at the IMS came just a day after both the Canadian GP, where the Briton suffered a nightmare DNF, and the 110th Indy 500 race, won in dramatic style by Felix Rosenqvist with Meyer Shank Racing. Norris nonetheless visited the Speedway to join in celebrations with former McLaren teammate Daniel Ricciardo and IndyCar driver Conor Daly.

Rather unsurprisingly, the F1 world champion could not resist a spin around what is dubbed the 'Racing Capital of the World', taking the Chevrolet Indy500 pace car around the track for a few laps with Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan.

The 26-year-old also took a tour of the IMS Museum with Roger Penske, met with McLaren CEO Zak Brown, and congratulated winner Rosenqvist on his photo-finish victory against David Malukas. Speaking about the 2015 F3 champion Rosenqvist, Norris said: “I grew up watching (Felix) in Formula 3 – he’s older than people think.

Norris was then asked by reporters at Victory Lane whether he could one day participate in the iconic American race. The McLaren driver is a well-known enthusiast of other forms of motorsport. The Briton's hero growing up was MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, and he made his endurance racing debut all the way back in 2018 at the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside former McLaren man Fernando Alonso.

More recently, Norris has supported Max Verstappen's recent endurance racing adventures, including the Nurburgring 24 Hours, and has teased a future entry at Le Mans amidst McLaren's upcoming entry into the 2027 Hypercar class at the World Endurance Championship.

Having already won the Monaco GP for McLaren last year, Norris is already a third of the way to completing motorsport's Triple Crown, telling reporters "you never know" when weighing up the idea of completing the set with McLaren at Le Mans and the Indy500.

Norris said: "You never know. I don’t wanna say no, and I certainly want to try things outside of Formula 1. I’m a racing fan – and I love F1 more than anything – but at the same time, 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.

Following his DNF at the Canadian GP, Norris has also defended McLaren's call to start the race with the intermediate tyres. The Briton shot off into the lead in Montreal but as the track quickly dried it became apparent very quickly the papaya team had made an error.

Following an early pit stop onto slicks, Norris had fought his way up to P8 by Lap 40, before a gearbox issue ended what was a miserable race for the Woking team. Speaking post-race, Norris said he suspected McLaren had made a strategy error as early as the formation lap, but still defended his team's gamble.