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12th April 2017, 11:59 #1
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Alonso to miss Monaco to race Indy 500
This is big.
At first I thought it was a late April fools. But I guess it makes sense, obviously McLaren are not going to be a force in F1 this year so this may help to make Alonso feel loved and help retain him for the next year.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39576099Last edited by yodasarmpit; 12th April 2017 at 12:04.
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12th April 2017, 13:33 #2
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Fred is good , no doubt , but is he that good that he can just step in and win ?
I love his moxy here , diving right into the deep end , and big kudos to McHonda for making this happen .
This is gonna be great for the sport in the US .
Would the Indy bunch let him win ?
I'd think they might let him run up front for a while , but it might take more than one try at it to get the second crown of the three desired .
It'll be a long day of racing , but I'll be watching it all if he's there .
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12th April 2017, 17:35 #3
It's a big risk, I hope it works out for him. Unfortunately it means he'll skip the 1 track where the McLaren might not feel the lack of power that much
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12th April 2017, 17:52 #4
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Precursor to F1 retirement and a rookie season in Indy Car next year?
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12th April 2017, 17:55 #5
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12th April 2017, 19:23 #6
A lot of people one BBC's message boards are criticizing Alonso's perceived 'lack of commitment' to McLaren and while I also agree that Monaco would be Alonso's one real hope of getting a great result.... I do think this is great news and I even wonder if McLaren might have come up with the idea to keep him happy?
Rookies can win Indy500, especially rookies as good as Alonso, but he would also need a lot of luck to pull something like that off..
I'm happy for him, he deserves a competitive ride in at least one racing formula to keep him interested and motivated.
I might even watch it this year!
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12th April 2017, 21:03 #7
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I doubt Alonso is interested in running an entire IndyCar season. He has always expressed his desire to win the triple crown (Monaco GP, Indy 500 and Le Mans 24 victories), so I think he will focus on the Brickyard stateside.
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13th April 2017, 01:35 #8
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It is a stretch but the McHonda is such crap, what is a one race sabbatical going to really cost him. He will need some luck to get his likeness on the Borg-Warner Trophy I'll be watching. Actually to get the chance to pull for Montoya again. Now I'll pulling for an FA, JPM 1,2.
May the forza be with you
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13th April 2017, 03:01 #9
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Honda has a very good Indy car engine so that will be a change for him.
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13th April 2017, 11:21 #10
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