>imblying
No DeMarcus, Monaco is not boring. Driving in an uncompetitive McLaren is boring.
Bernie never allowed it because he wanted F1 to have an aura of exclusivity - he wanted people to be fans of F1, and ONLY F1, because it made him the most money, of course.
And it worked. In this country, F1 has many fans, but those people are rarely fans of other racing. Bernie put the Monaco GP on the same weekend as the Indy 500 precisely because he didn't want people watching Indy. He wanted them to only watch F1.
Now that Bernie's gone, we could see drivers going to do other stuff - but bear in mind that basically all the other team principals in F1 said that they wouldn't have let their drivers do what Fernando is doing. But maybe we will see the teams crossover a bit more. Maybe McLaren will repeat this feat of running a car at Indy, like they used to do in the 60s. Who knows.
But yeah I do think that any crossover is good, between F1, IndyCar, NASCAR, WEC, whatever it is, I think crossover is good.
I don't think he's crazy, it's perfectly understandable why he's looking for a challenge, because he's stuck in the WORST car on the grid right now -
McLaren (well, Honda) are a complete fucking shambles.
Who knows how he'll do, I keep thinking he'll crash out. People are talking about Alex Rossi, but he raced a whole season in IndyCar before the Indy 500, so it's pretty different.
Yeah I think it's great that he's giving it a shot. Most F1 fans want to see Alonso racing, because we know he's one of the best drivers in the series. So it's absolutely shit seeing him stuck in a terrible car, unable to even finish a single race.
>not enjoying the rivalry between HAM and ROS
>not enjoying the rivalry between VET and WEB
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