Alonso can aim for Triple Crown according to Mark Webber

As indicated by Zak Brown, executive director of McLaren, at the time of the announcement of the participation of Fernando Alonso at the Indianapolis 500, “Fernando said he had this dream of taking on the challenge of the Triple Crown (victory in Monaco in F1, at Le Mans and at Indianapolis, Editor’s note), that he wanted to participate in 24 Hours of Le Mans one day, and 500 miles with us. »

A major challenge for the double Spanish world champion, who started the Le Mans event in 2014.

If the contours of his future presence in Sarthe still remain undefined, the Indy 500 is now a concrete step for the McLaren resident, who will be entered this month in the various sessions contested on the oval American with the McLaren-Honda and Andretti Autosport association.

After completing his rookie program last week, Alonso took another step towards his dream of the Triple Crown, to tie the British Graham Hill on the list of prizes. A challenge that deems achievable Mark Webber, great friend of the Spaniard.

“Fernando likes challenges and wants to try something new, explained the former pilot Red Bull at Spa in Belgium last weekend. However, he has time to do the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

At 35, he is still young and does not need to rush because he has at least ten years ahead of him. The Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans are such difficult events to win, there are a lot of pitfalls.

It's a real lottery and it's not just the talent factor that comes into play. Can Fernando Alonso win both? I would say yes, but there are a lot of parameters to take into account. »