It has emerged that Fernando Alonso was very pleasantly shocked by the reaction he received during his visit to the USA last weekend to attend the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama held at Barber Motorsports Park. After the 2005 and 2006 F1 World Champion announced his decision to skip the Monaco Grand Prix and take part in the Indy 500 instead, he never realised just how much an impact it would have on both IndyCar and his profile in the USA. 'No, until I test the car [next week on Wednesday] I don't know exactly how tough the challenge will be on the track with those cars,' Alonso said. 'But what is for sure is the impression of how big this Indy 500 [drive announcement] has increased...
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