Alonso Missing Monaco to do Indy 500

[Cold]

Horner thinks the idea is Barking Mad.

[carinaman]

Button needs to have an accident while playing tennis with Juan Pablo Montoya so we can see Giovinazzi trying to hustle the McBarren around Monaco.

[Crafty_]

Cold said:

Horner thinks the idea is Barking Mad.

Zak Brown's response:

https://twitter.com/ZBrownCEO/status/8529627282097...

[Nigel_O]

Cold said:

Horner thinks the idea is Barking Mad.

Christian Horner said:

"I think if a driver commits to a team it's like disappearing with another girlfriend half way through the year, it doesn't seem like the right thing to do,"

Didn't stop Horner doing it though, did it? Bloody hypocrite....

[FourWheelDrift]

FourWheelDrift said:

If not Button, for local PR it would be good if it was Monegasque GP3 Champion Charles Leclerc. The sticking point that he is a Ferrari development driver.

He is currently showing everyone how to do it in the Bahrain F2 race, his debut in front of the eyes of the F1 paddock. He'll be in F1 next year.

[Crafty_]

Not a fan of Horner, its nothing to do with him but he decides to start his gums flapping.

Relatively his team is worse this year than last, maybe he should get on with the job of running his team instead of whinging about everything.

[carinaman]

Nigel_O said:

Cold said:

Horner thinks the idea is Barking Mad.

Christian Horner said:

"I think if a driver commits to a team it's like disappearing with another girlfriend half way through the year, it doesn't seem like the right thing to do,"

Didn't stop Horner doing it though, did it? Bloody hypocrite....

Alonso told him what he what he wanted, what he really, really wanted?

[CanAm]

Otispunkmeyer said:

Bernie said he would have blocked this. Good job he's gone then in that case.

What an odious little st he is!

Has anyone mentioned that Jim Clark skipped Monaco to race in the 1965 Indy 500 and he had quite a competitive F1 car that year? It worked out reasonably well for him.

[rubystone]

Nigel_O said:

Didn't stop Horner doing it though, did it? Bloody hypocrite....

Beverley would agree methinks.

[FourWheelDrift]

Alonso's press conference today with the team at Barber Motosports Park Indycar race - https://youtu.be/Ey5Nqzfb_nc?t=83

[FourWheelDrift]

He's testing at Indianapolis tomorrow.

[Vaud]

Live stream, will be here from about 2pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9uxthFnk

See, F1, that's how you start to engage people on different platforms...

[CraigyMc]

Vaud said:

Live stream, will be here from about 2pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9uxthFnk

See, F1, that's how you start to engage people on different platforms...

It's starting at 2.30pm I think.

[FourWheelDrift]

And it looks as though Alonso's car is orange - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-PL7jrLbFo


McLaren a 3 time Indy 500 winner, last time in 1976 with Johnny Rutherford. Indy & F1 double that year.

[ajprice]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129293...

[carl_w]

ajprice said:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/129293...

Looks like a better colour scheme than their F1 car.

[Dr Z]

Some more pics.







The vintage orange. Comes with extra rose tints.

Alonso's indy helmet design.

[Vaud]

CraigyMc said:

It's starting at 2.30pm I think.

Dear Liberty Media, please do more things like this for F1.

[MartG]

Marco Andretti will take the car out first to check it out before handing over to Alonso

[TheExcession]

Vaud said:

Live stream, will be here from about 2pm.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXh9uxthFnk

See, F1, that's how you start to engage people on different platforms...

Thanks for that link.

I've just 'tuned in', I've never been an Alonso fan but I really hope he does well. The utube chat channel is insane!

Really looking forward to seeing him [Alonso] out on track.