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Alonso quickly up to speed at the Brickyard
Fernando Alonso was quickly up to speed at the famed Brickyard on Wednesday, blazing through his IndyCar rookie orientation to close on earning a spot on the starting grid for the Indianapolis 500. Alonso, who has competed in 276 Formula One races and is a double world champion, is an IndyCar debutant and arrived at in Indianapolis needing to pass a rookie test which he did with flying colours by recording an unofficial top speed of 221.721 mph (356.825kph). The Spaniard set the motor racing world buzzing when he announced he had been granted clearance by his McLaren F1 team to skip the Monaco Grand Prix and race in the 101st Indy 500 on May 28 in pursuit of the sport's triple crown...
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