Fernando Alonso mania arrives at Indy 500 in America

Fernando Alonso’s decision to skip the Monaco Grand Prix to race in the Indy 500 is big news in F1, but how has he become the talk of America?

Alonso mania in America has well and truly arrived. “Fernando Alonso at Indy 500 is huge here,” says Eric Smith, lead IndyCar writer for Race Review Online.

Alonso has had tongues wagging all across the US.

‘Bigger than Mansell in IndyCar’

“Everyone is talking about it. I take my son to play football at the weekend and all the dads are saying: ‘Did you see Fernando? He has got up to speed really quickly.’

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