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Alonso: Never in my plans to do a full IndyCar season

The prospect of Fernando Alonso racing in Indycar next year had fans and promoters super excited but they will be disappointed to learn that the veteran Spaniard knew since August that he would not be racing in the Stateside series in 2019. Following on from confirmation by McLaren chief Zak Brown that his team will not embark on an Indycar programme with Alonso or any other driver for that matter. The double F1 World Champion told reporters in Austin, 'I have known it since August, so what was said doesn't affect my future plans the least, as I've known it for a couple of months.' 'I went there and tested an IndyCar in September just to know how the cars felt like, but there was no hidden...
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