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Alonso’s 2017 Indy 500 Preparations Guaranteed Him to be Frontrunner – Rahal
Graham Rahal feels the preparation Fernando Alonso was allowed to have for his Indianapolis 500 debut in 2017 made it almost inevitable that the Spaniard would be a frontrunner in the event. Alonso skipped the Monaco Grand Prix in order to focus on winning the Indy 500, and was a frontrunner throughout until his Honda engine failed on his McLaren Honda Andretti entry, but Rahal felt the full day of testing he had at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and joining the Andretti stable, gave him an early advantage. 'Everybody in Formula 1 repeatedly says Fernando Alonso is the best, you hear that a lot,' said Rahal on Autosport. 'Name me one rookie that ever got a full day of testing by...
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