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McLaren hints at "bigger picture" with Alonso Indy deal
McLaren has hinted that allowing Fernando Alonso to race in the Indy 500 this year is part of a "bigger picture" plan to convince him to stay at the Formula 1 team in 2018. The Woking-based team has made an unprecedented move in entering a car at Indianapolis for Alonso, who will skip the Monaco Grand Prix to take part in IndyCar's blue riband event. With Alonso making no secret of the fact that he wants to become the first man since Graham Hill to take the Triple Crown of victories in Monaco, Indy and Le Mans, the prospect of being able to do that alongside F1 is something McLaren knows it can offer over other outfits. When asked if its plan was part of a bid to nail down Alonso...
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