Alonso raced in the Indy 500 last year, leading for 27 laps before his engine broke

McLaren are considering entering IndyCar racing next year in a move that could see Fernando Alonso switch to the North American series.

Zak Brown, the British team’s chief executive, will travel to Detroit this weekend to meet two leading IndyCar teams to discuss joining forces. He will be accompanied by Gil de Ferran, the two-times IndyCar champion and Indy 500 winner, who has recently joined McLaren as a consultant.

IndyCar teams can enter three or four cars and it is understood that McLaren’s plan is to partner an existing team next year before a potential move to go it alone. America is the biggest market for McLaren’s road cars and they are eager to make a bigger push into the country. The financial commitment would