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Alonso won't be using Honda in Indy next year

Fernando Alonso's Indianapolis 500 bid will be powered by Chevrolet in 2019, with McLaren switching providers after the Spaniard's previous effort came with a Honda engine on-board. Alonso's attempts to return to the Brickyard next year were reportedly threatened by Honda's refusal to supply him with an engine. The Japanese marque's hesitance to work with Alonso was based in his lambasting of their Formula 1 power units as McLaren and Honda's reunion fell flat, while the Spaniard's WEC commitments with Toyota also put Honda off. However, with McLaren entering their own team in Indy next year, they will do so in partnership with Chevrolet, who powered this year's winner Will Power. Alonso...
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