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i cant get over just how much of a chance he is taking and just how admirable i am finding this decision. to be honest, my opinion of FA over the years has been up and down but i really didnt ever see myself ever rooting for him again...but i am! regardless of how well he does, this is why i love sports! |
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I don't think it's a coincidence that F1 runs Monaco and Nascar runs Charlotte on the same weekend of Indy. It prevents any of their drivers heading to Indy and supporting a rival series. Which is a great shame. I bet if F1 and Nascar in particular left it a clear weekend we'd have a lot more crossovers happening. Although, Nascar it's not so important to run every race anymore, just a race win allows you into the playoffs.
Maybe Alonso's entrance will make other F1 drivers sit up and say, "hey what is this Indy 500, maybe I should give it a go" There's so many practise sessions pre-race that Alonso will have done the full race many times over. If he's going to crash big time, it'll be before race day. Kurt did alright for his first time in a single seater. Honda have a great chance this year as well. I think this decision would not have been made until after the first 2 races of the Indycar season where Honda has shown strong pace for once. I bet he wouldn't be doing Indy if Penske were sitting 1-2-3-4 in qualifying like they were a couple of seasons ago in the first races. He's going to have some strong competition from Penske, Dixon, RHR and the other Andretti boys, even Hinch. Ganassi's entire switch to Honda was about the Indy 500 and Dixon was dominant there in 2015 and came up short so you know they're hungry. Helio and Kanaan might be in there final 500's, Montoya has something to prove after being fired for Newgarden. Hinch and RHR were really strong last year and Munoz was fastest at the end but just ran out of time to catch Rossi. Can't wait! |
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An attitude I hate - a stronger motor sport is a stronger F1.
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A race started on the same weekend as the 500 to keep drivers from running in a competing series was no unique situation decades ago, especially on Memorial Day weekend. What survived became tradition and that's hard to break, even though there's been a few to pull the double.
I for one hope we can start getting more cross overs in all motor racing. Alas, it's best for series right now to concentrate on their product and not concern themselves with what the others are doing. Perhaps this will help encourage more cooperation.... |
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Changing traditions for the mere possibility of 1 or 2 drivers seems a bit far fetched right now imho, but if it can be used to the advantage of the series making the alterations, then they'll do it, but only then. I'd like to see more crossovers and cooperations. Imagine all F1 teams heading to Indy for the month of May to compete in the world's most daunting speedway race. It would be epic. Crossover opportunities are very rare and I fear days of many are long gone, with very slim hopes of a return. |
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F1 drivers have more restrictive contracts, especially after Kubica's crash. Mansell had the benefit of extensive pre-season testing, Alonso is jetting back and forth and probably only getting 1 test day before practice (granted, there is a lot of practice even with the 2-week Indy 500 schedule).
I suppose compared with F1 that is a lot of testing. They even have time to run good drivers that are not under contract yet: Felix Rosenqvist, Robin Frijns, Dean Stoneman, Robert Wickens just to name a few recent examples. It's commonplace for drivers in North America to race multiple car types. There were a few Gold Coast 600s with Indycar drivers, they have raced at all the big sportscar events (Sebring, Le Mans, Daytona, etc), and some part-timers have taken it further still (Brabham in Stadium Trucks, Formula E, a late model stock car). Spencer Pigot raced Porsche Cup and the Daytona 24 before he even got to Indycar. |
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Thank Honda for this one. As surprising as this one is, is there even any other possibilities right now? |
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Could we see the 500 be a round of the World Championship in 2021?
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The other rookies Jack Harvey, Ed Jones and Zach Veach don't exactly get my excitement levels up either. Only Montoya and Alonso are the interesting one-offs. |
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Sniff Petrol have their usual sideways look at this story: http://sniffpetrol.com/2017/04/13/al.../#.WO9kgbeGPIU
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Taking the principle further could be interesting, allow points from say Le Mans or other major races |
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Why not? His racing record is better than some guys in F1 *cough Ericsson*. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_H...Career_summary
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It would be interesting, if the most recent lot of F1 drivers did go into IndyCar after F1. Much like Piquet, Mansell and Montoya. I was just thinking that Jenson Button might consider it - after his gig at Monaco and when his McLaren contract runs out.
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which leads to another interesting question...i wonder how long the Indy plan was in the works for and was there ever an option for Button compete in it?
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Well, maybe Honda have just got a little bit excited, as they have won the first 2 rounds of this years IndyCar series and a Honda driver is leading the championship? So they went for the big one with Alonso. |
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Zak Brown said he brought it up in conversation with Alonso back at Melbourne, and then talks progressed with other parties in the last few weeks. I'm surprised they kept it secret for a month, because some of the press already knew about it.
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Drivers have grown up watching and knowing many disciplines of motoring and yearn to go fast in anything they can, which is fantastic. I just don't see series assisting in the process that much and being an F1 driver would really complicate things more, which makes this one that much more unique and fantastic! And more power to Alonso and Honda. It's awesome and I'll try to stay on the bright side of life! |
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BBC radio news has been reporting this afternoon that JB will replace Fernando for Monaco, but looking at the BBC Sport website, it doesn't sound quite so certain....
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Jenson Button set to replace Fernando Alonso for McLaren at Monaco Grand Prix
McLaren executive director Zak Brown says two-time champion Alonso's replacement is "not in place". But there is no other serious option than Button, 37, who is contracted to McLaren as a reserve driver and will race barring unexpected circumstances. That headline literally is just made up then. Very good BBC. |
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Not a shocker but good for Jenson.
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