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Alonso's Indy 500 return won't impact McLaren F1 team
McLaren CEO Zak Brown says the Formula 1 team will not be affected by their entry into next year's Indianapolis 500 as Fernando Alonso goes in search of the 'Triple Crown' at the Brickyard. Brown says an entire new team will be created to enable Alonso's second effort at IndyCar's landmark race. Alonso raced at the 2017 Indy 500 in a McLaren-branded Andretti Autosport machine and team owner Michael Andretti deleted a tweet on Saturday in which he claimed a similar set-up would be replicated next year. It had been reported that Alonso was unable to secure a year-long deal in IndyCar due to Honda's hesitance to supply a driver that had previously been scathing of their power units for McLaren...
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