Wayne Taylor says his squad quickly made space for Fernando Alonso once it was clear that the Spaniard wanted to compete at this weekend’s Daytona 24 Hours. Alonso entered last year’s event – his first endurance race – as part of his preparation for his ultimately successful tilt at the Le Mans 24 Hours with Toyota. Alonso competed for McLaren boss Zak Brown’s United Autosports operation 12 months ago but the pace of its Ligier JS P217 meant it was never in contention for overall victory. Wayne Taylor Racing, meanwhile, took victory at the 2017 running of the event, 12 years on from its previous win, while Renger van der Zande claimed pole position in 2018...
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