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04-13-2017, 06:49 PM
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Alonso to drive Indianapolis 500 for Andretti/McLaren (OT)
I'm surprised to read this. Can't remember who the last active full time F1 driver to race there would be. Car is apparently going to be painted McLaren orange and carry sponsorship from the team's F1 sponsors. I'd guess Honda is the driving force behind this deal.
http://www.mclaren.com/formula1/insi...tti-autosport/ 
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04-13-2017, 07:24 PM
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05-29-2017, 10:03 AM
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04-13-2017, 09:34 PM
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05-20-2017, 02:32 AM
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Looks like Alonso has a good shot at the pole based on Friday's practice, in which he was 4th fastest. Will be interesting to see if the Penskes were sandbagging but the Hondas appear to be strong. 22 cars turned laps of at least 230 mph on Friday. Only 5 of those were Chevrolets, headed up by JPM who was fifth fastest. Gotta like Bourdais topping the list for Dale Coyne, a full mph faster than Hunter-Reay. Would love to see S. B. on pole.
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05-20-2017, 05:38 AM
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Hope Alonso doesn't get hurt. As Mario Andretti said to Nigel Mansell, if it starts to rotate you cant catch it just let go, but alas he learned a painful lesson.
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05-20-2017, 07:27 AM
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05-20-2017, 08:00 AM
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05-20-2017, 08:16 AM
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I went and saw practice on Tuesday. It was really fun. Track is amazing. Saw Alonso and Juan Pablo Montoya. I am excited for the race.
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05-20-2017, 12:10 PM
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I'm excited to see this happening. Alonso's McLaren has been lousy this year. He may have a better chance in Indy but it's a pretty different car than what he's used to driving. Still, he's got a lot of talent. Button replacing him for Monaco is a bit weird. While Button has won Monaco he's been doing triathlons for the last couple years and he is just been driving the simulator-very different than getting out on the track.
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05-20-2017, 12:40 PM
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Last edited by oliver1850; 05-20-2017 at 12:58 PM.
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05-20-2017, 12:49 PM
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Been there at turn 2 during the race. They are all a little loco!
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05-20-2017, 04:32 PM
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Again, without googling, I think Mario did Sprint cars (dirt and asphalt), NASCAR, Indy Cars, and Fi that year. Whatever, maybe not in the same year, but, the man was the most versatile driver of his time. The only man, to this day, to win the F1 championship (let alone one race), Indy 500, and the Daytona 500. His great regret is not winning LeMans, which he almost did in a Ford GT40, but he brain faded and crashed on fresh brakes after a late night driver change. He tried for the last time at age 60, but, couldn't get near the top cars. And, barely got injured in one of the most lethal periods in motor racing. One lucky man. (Which he famously called Danny Sullivan after Mario lost the 500 to him after Danny did a 360 in front of him in turn 1-2.)
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05-20-2017, 05:28 PM
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Mario did it all. My grandpa used to take us to the IL state fair to see the races. It was cool to see Mario, the Unsers and Foyt racing on dirt.
Terrible to see Bourdais crash. He turned by far the fastest laps of the day before the car broke loose in T2. Hoping for the best but initial reports sound better than I was expecting after such a hard hit. Sato quickest so far, and Alonso fifth quick. Penskes a bit slower than I expected, but Power pretty impressive in 4th. Servia on track right now.
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