![]() ![]() ![]() “I’m immensely excited that I’ll be racing in this year’s Indy 500, with McLaren, Honda and Andretti Autosport. In due course McLaren-Honda will announce the identity of the driver who will race Fernando’s car at Monaco. The Indy500 will be the only 2017 Ind圜ar race in which Fernando will compete, however, and the Monaco Grand Prix will therefore be the only 2017 Formula 1 race in which he will not compete. Since the Indy500 will take place on May 28th, the same day as the Monaco Grand Prix, Fernando will not race at Monaco this year. Fernando will also be a team mate of Takuma Sato, a former F1 driver who joined Andretti Autosport from 2017 season.Īndretti Autosport will be racing in Indy500 with 6 cars with Honda engine, including Fernando’s McLaren-Honda-Andretti. The car will be run by the Andretti Autosport team, headed by founder, owner and Chief Executive Officer Michael Andretti, a former Ind圜ar champion who raced in Formula 1 for McLaren. McLaren announced today that McLaren Honda’s FIA Formula One World Championship driver Fernando Alonso will participate in the 101st Indianapolis 500.įernando’s participation in this year’s Indy500, one of the Triple Crown of motorsport, is a fantastic opportunity for all those involved, and it realises a dream Fernando has had to compete in other legendary motorsport events around the world.įernando will race for McLaren-Honda-Andretti team with Honda powered 2.2-litre twin-turbo V6, limited by Ind圜ar regulations to 12,000rpm. ![]()
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