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Fernando Alonso’s missed Supercars test chance 

Fernando Alonso McLaren Formula 1 star Fernando Alonso came perilously close to testing a Supercar last year, Zak Brown has revealed. The two-time world champion was set to conduct laps in the 2011 Bathurst 1000 winning Holden Racing Team Commodore which is now owned by the McLaren F1 boss. Brown purchased the Commodore, which Garth Tander and Nick Percat took to victory at Mount Panorama, from the former factory Holden team in July last year. He has since become a co-owner of the operation in its new Walkinshaw Andretti United guise. The car has made two outings at Donington Park (England) and the Motorland Aragon circuit (Spain) with Brown at the wheel. Zak Brown behind the wheel of the...
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