The two-time Formula 1 champion found Indianapolis to be quite a scary challenge.
Fernando Alonso says he ultimately decided that his chase of another Indianapolis 500 effort because Indy cars are just too dangerous.
Alonso, now 42, stepped away from F1 after the McLaren-Honda debacle, but returned last year and is now earning plaudits for being just as fast as ever while also having improved as a person. "The most difficult challenge I had ahead of me and on the table was to return to Formula 1 and try to win," Alonso toldwhen asked about his decision to return. "Perhaps there was no precedent for it, and I liked it—it was attractive.""There was a moment when the idea came to me of returning seriously," Alonso said. "I think it was just after the pandemic, in 2020. F1 was delayed for a few months, like everyone else because we were all locked up.
"Of all the challenges that remain for me after Le Mans, Indy, the Dakar, the most difficult challenge seemed to be to return to F1 to try to win.And why no return to the Indianapolis 500 after qualifying for the race in both 2017 and 2020. "I didn't really want to return to Indy because of the risk of the oval and the speeds," Alonso said. "And with Dakar, I knew I was going to return—but when I'm older."
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