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The inside story of Alonso’s first Indy debut
The F1 star suits up for the Indy 500 next week, but nearly 16 years have passed since his first run at Indy. Spanish Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a rookie facing a new experience. Are you thinking of last month’s rookie test, when Alonso lapped the Speedway in his McLaren Honda Andretti Dallara Indycar for the first time? No, I’m talking about September 2001, when a fresh-faced 20-year-old Alonso arrived at Indy for the very first time for the U.S. Grand Prix. That was Alonso’s first time as a rookie at Indy, and his performance foreshadowed his future success. Alonso was the season’s new driver for perennial backmarker...
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