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F1i's Top 5 Moments of 2017: Monaco, via Indianapolis
We continue to tell the story of the 2017 Formula 1 world championship through the context of five defining moments. Today we revisit one day in May when Fernando Alonso skipped Monaco for a new, bold challenge... It's one of global motorsports' cruellest ironies that two of the most famous races are irrevocably wedded to the same date and also separated by a vast ocean. Even with 21st century technology, no driver can take part in both the Monaco Grand Prix and the Indianapolis 500 in the same season. No Formula 1 team in its right mind would agree to release a star driver from the sport's most famous, important and lucrative race just to go and play around on an oval for a few weeks. But...
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