Return On Racing Powered by Vaucher Analytics IndyCar’s Future: McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown Agrees, Growth Is the Only Way Out
Jul 20, 2025
11:01
Relevant links for this episode:
- Source article on the Vaucher Analytics website
- Original interview on David Land's YouTube channel
- Addressing Cost Escalations In IndyCar Via Growth
- The $3,000 Helmet: An IndyCar Case Study In Compliance-Driven Cost Inflation
- Platform Wars: What Videogames Can Teach Us About Regulations In the WRC and WEC
In this episode, we unpack Zak Brown’s recent comments about IndyCar’s future and how they align nearly word-for-word with insights Vaucher Analytics published months ago.
Zak says the balance in IndyCar is off: 75% focus on cost-cutting, only 25% on growth. He wants to flip that.
And we agree.
We break down:
- Why cost containment alone won’t save IndyCar
- How rising inflation is pressuring team budgets
- Why the real solution lies in revenue growth, fan engagement, and long-term vision
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