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Alonso rules out IndyCar challenge in 2019
With Zak Brown confirming yesterday that McLaren will not be branching out into IndyCar anytime soon, preferring to focus purely on F1, some speculated that this may have scuppered Fernando Alonso's plans. However, the Spaniard says he has been aware of McLaren's plans for some time and it was never his intention to contest a full season of IndyCar. 'You found out McLaren won't be running in IndyCar next year,' he told reporters at COTA, 'but I've known it since August, so what was said doesn't affect my future plans the least, as I've known it for a couple of months. 'I went there and tested an IndyCar in September just to know how the cars felt like,' he added, 'There was no hidden...
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