On paper it was fantastic for all concerned, McLaren taking on the Indianapolis 500 as a defacto team in a quest to take their adopted superstar driver Fernando Alonso to the last leg of his Triple Crown of Motorsport quest with talk of a full Indycar foray as early as next year. But the Brickyard is no walk in the park, it is the stuff of legend and also arguably the most dangerous race track on which open-wheelers race. A testament to the three jaw-dropping crashes so far and the ever present fact that 42 drivers have perished at the place. Perhaps the first foray back in 2017 with Andretti Autosport made it look easy: setup a team Stateside with a F1 veteran in charge, buy a Dallara,...
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