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McLaren"s lead Formula 1 driver, Fernando Alonso, will miss the Monaco Grand Prix. He"s swerving the most glamorous race on the F1 calendar in order to compete at the Indy 500 in the US. Jenson Button will return to the McLaren F1 team to fill his old teammate"s seat in Monte Carlo, while Alonso will clamber into the seat of the car you see above.Alonso"s move is interesting for two reasons. One, it suggests McLaren will let the Spaniard chase other passions to compensate for the disappointing performance of the cars he"s driven since returning to the team in 2015.Two, it proves he"s targeted being only the second ever driver to complete motorsport"s Triple Crown. That consists of the Monaco Grand Prix (which Alonso"s won twice), the Le Mans 24 Hours and Indy 500.Over to Fernando himself. "It"s one of my ambitions to win the Triple Crown, which has been achieved by only one driver in the history of motorsport: Graham Hill. It"s a tough challenge, but I"m up for it. I don"t know when I"m going to race at Le Mans, but one day I intend to. I"m only 35: I"ve got plenty of time for that.""I"ve never raced an IndyCar car before, and neither have I ever driven on a super-speedway, but I"m confident that I"ll get to grips with it fast. I"ve watched a lot of IndyCar action on TV and online, and it"s clear that great precision is required to race in close proximity with other cars on the far side of 220mph."
Date written: 3 May 2017
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ID: 7655
McLaren"s lead Formula 1 driver, Fernando Alonso, will miss the Monaco Grand Prix. He"s swerving the most glamorous race on the F1 calendar in order to compete at the Indy 500 in the US. Jenson Button will return to the McLaren F1 team to fill his old teammate"s seat in Monte Carlo, while Alonso will clamber into the seat of the car you see above.Alonso"s move is interesting for two reasons. One, it suggests McLaren will let the Spaniard chase other passions to compensate for the disappointing performance of the cars he"s driven since returning to the team in 2015.Two, it proves he"s targeted being only the second ever driver to complete motorsport"s Triple Crown. That consists of the Monaco Grand Prix (which Alonso"s won twice), the Le Mans 24 Hours and Indy 500.Over to Fernando himself. "It"s one of my ambitions to win the Triple Crown, which has been achieved by only one driver in the history of motorsport: Graham Hill. It"s a tough challenge, but I"m up for it. I don"t know when I"m going to race at Le Mans, but one day I intend to. I"m only 35: I"ve got plenty of time for that.""I"ve never raced an IndyCar car before, and neither have I ever driven on a super-speedway, but I"m confident that I"ll get to grips with it fast. I"ve watched a lot of IndyCar action on TV and online, and it"s clear that great precision is required to race in close proximity with other cars on the far side of 220mph."
Date written: 3 May 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 7655
