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McLaren "barking mad" to let Alonso race at Indy - Horner

Red Bull boss Christian Horner thinks McLaren chief Zak Brown is "barking mad" for letting Fernando Alonso race at the Indianapolis 500 this year. Alonso is skipping the Monaco Grand Prix so he can compete in IndyCar's biggest event, with his place at McLaren being taken by Jenson Button. But although many within the sport have welcomed the idea of Alonso racing in America, Horner thinks that Brown needs to see a "psychiatrist" for letting his driver compete at Indy. "It is a difficult one for Fernando as he is having a tough time," explained Horner in Bahrain on Friday. "Zak [Brown, McLaren executive director] has this problem. He has a depressed driver...
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