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Alonso's Indy drive part of the ‘bigger picture'
McLaren have all but confirmed that the decision to permit Fernando Alonso to run at this year's Indy 500 is part of the plan to get him to re-sign with the team. It was announced earlier this week that Alonso will skip May's Monaco Grand Prix in order to bid for the 101st Indianapolis 500 title. It is an unusual move allowing a driver to step away from the car but there is method to McLaren's thinking. Asked if it was part of the plan to get Alonso to re-sign with the team for 2018, racing director Eric Boullier told Motorsport.com: 'Why not, you know? 'Everybody has got his own tricks when you have to negotiate about a contract.' In fact Boullier reckons in general Alonso's Indy drive,...
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