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Team owner says Alonso has 2020 Indy 500 deal

Feb.20 Fernando Alonso has inked a deal to race in May's Indy 500. That is the claim of Indycar team owner Michael Andretti, after it emerged recently that Honda reportedly vetoed a deal with the two-time champion. Andretti admitted on Wednesday that he and Alonso "couldn't come to terms" but he said no party was to "blame". The team signed up James Hinchcliffe instead. Andretti said: "You're always working two deals at once, because you never know which one is going to come through." As for the rumours of a Honda veto, he added: "Don't believe everything you've been reading. "We worked hard to get Fernando, but in the end we couldn't come to terms...
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