McLaren announced today that they would be racing a car, powered by Honda, in the Indy 500 event set to take place in May. The team’s car will be run by Andretti Autosport, and will be driven by the one and only Fernando Alonso. The timing of the Indy 500 means Alonso will miss out on the Monaco Grand Prix which takes place on the same weekend, May 28th.

Fernando Alonso to race the Indy 500, missing the Monaco Grand Prix

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Fernando Alonso to race the Indy 500, missing the Monaco Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso to race the Indy 500, missing the Monaco Grand Prix