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Honda nix Alonso's Andretti Indy 500 plans

If Fernando Alonso returns to Indianapolis this year for a third attempt at the Indy 500 it won't be with Andretti Autosport as Honda have reportedly said no. Last week Spanish daily Diario AS reported that Alonso and Andretti Autosport were on the verge of announcing that the Spaniard would join the team for this year's Indianapolis 500. According to the newspaper, Alonso would race the #29, teaming up with Alexander Rossi, Ryan Hunter Reay, Bryan Herta and Marco Andretti. That, however, has been scuppered by Andretti's engine partner, Honda. RACER is reporting that the deal was ‘vetoed at the 11th hour' by Honda, who are not yet ready to let go of Alonso's 'GP2 engine' comment....
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