F1 - General discussion and 2017

Rossi "very interested" to follow Alonso Indy 500 fortunes

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi says he is “very interested” to see how McLaren Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso will fare in the Indy 500.

Alonso will skip the Monaco Grand Prix to contest IndyCar’s blue riband event, having set his sights on the Triple Crown of winning that race and the Le Mans 24 Hours to go with his two Monaco GP wins.

Rossi, who regularly takes part in rallying and has tested a variety of four-wheeled machinery including Ferrari F1 cars and a NASCAR on an oval in 2013, said he will be keeping an eye on how Alonso gets on in May.

“It was a surprise, because it’s strange that Alonso won’t race in Monaco,” said the Yamaha rider of the news. “But I think the situation with the car [in F1] is difficult and he wants to try something else.

“It will be very interesting to understand the potential of Alonso at Indy because it’s completely another world, especially when you race on the oval.

“The one time I went [on an oval] with NASCAR and it was very interesting, but you understand it’s very different.

“It will be a great challenge and very interesting to see.”

Marquez backs Alonso to shine

Honda rider Marc Marquez also admitted he was also surprised to learn Alonso would skip the Monaco race, but backed his countryman to impress on his debut in the US event.

“The decision is difficult to understand because Monaco one of the good tracks that maybe with McLaren he can get a good result,” Marquez said.

“[The Indy 500] is a race that’s difficult to understand from outside.

“You must be really lucky, slipstream is very strange, but the talent of Alonso, all of the drivers in Formula 1 say is one of the best ones in a car.

“His talent is there, I think he’ll be really fast.”
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In reference to the earlier discussion.

[video=youtube;Cea4AO49d1s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cea4AO49d1s[/video]
 
I mentioned earlier that I thought most INDY Race events were streamed live and apparently they are here: http://racecontrol.indycar.com/

Most races have practices and qualifications for free so if you want to follow the sport over the next couple weeks check it out!
There is a race today soon, I think 10PM our time, so it could be a good test.
 
And the Official YouTube Feed:
[video=youtube;KbA77cPxOoU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbA77cPxOoU[/video]
 
I wonder how many people here will agree with Bernie Ecclestone's opinion of Lewis Hamilton...

(On Top Gear tonight).
 
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Fernando Alonso meets the media on his visit to the Honda Grand Prix of Alabama, ahead of his debut with Andretti Autosport at the Indianapolis 500. Watch the replay of the conference below:
[video]https://www.facebook.com/indycar/videos/10154419997260848/[/video]
Skip forward to 1:30 for the cation to start.
 
Live now:
[video=youtube_share;B0-s6USbDdc]https://youtu.be/B0-s6USbDdc[/video]
Replay will be on the youtube link above

p.s. Alonso is in the commentary box
 
That was a good race, I enjoyed it as much as F1.

Far too many ad breaks, but then it is American coverage, and they have some kind of Power Boost switch, but it is no worse than the F1 DRS.

Was also fun to see Takuma Sato and Will Stevens on the time sheets again, kind of helped make me feel at home and it was a conventional track, not an oval, so that probably helped in the transition for me :)

An oval race next Saturday, I may well watch it, will post links here.
 
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