Lando Norris left Indianapolis with the door open to racing outside Formula 1, saying after a visit to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on 26 May 2026 that he does not want to rule anything out. He said he certainly wants to try things beyond F1, and singled out the Indy 500 and IndyCar as possibilities.
That matters because Norris is not talking about a vague someday idea. He framed it as a real interest while standing at the home of the Indianapolis 500, where the annual race still carries a pull strong enough to tempt even a driver who says he loves Formula 1 more than anything. He also made clear that his curiosity extends beyond a single event, saying he loves bikes, rally, IndyCar and racing in general.
The trip to Indianapolis also brought a direct link to the race he was talking about. Norris met Felix Rosenqvist at the circuit, with the first-time winner of the 110th Indianapolis 500 fresh off a payday of $4.34 million from a total purse of $30,906,400. The setting gave his remarks extra weight because it tied his interest to the place, the race and the people who have actually won it.
Norris’s comment about the Triple Crown is the part that makes this more than casual admiration. He said the Indy 500 is the one he knows, and noted that it sits in McLaren’s Triple Crown chase alongside Monaco, which he described as part one done after his own win there. That gives his remarks a competitive edge: this is not just a driver sightseeing in America, but one of McLaren’s current stars acknowledging a gap in a story the team still cares about.
There is still a clear catch. Norris was just as emphatic about Formula 1, saying he loves it more than anything even while admitting he wants to sample racing elsewhere. That leaves the obvious question untouched: whether his interest turns into an entry in IndyCar, a one-off at the Indy 500, or nothing at all. For now, the only firm answer is that Norris has stopped sounding like someone who would dismiss the idea.
