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McLaren: We may run a full-works IndyCar operation

Fernando Alonso will contest the 2017 Indianapolis 500, arguably the world's most famous race, and the project could be the first step towards a full time Indycar programme for Formula 1's second most successful team. Speaking in the wake of the Alonso announcement here>>>, major shareholder Mansour Ojjeh said, 'I've attended the Indy 500, and I came away hugely impressed by the scope and scale of this enormous and well-organised event, and the sheer enthusiasm of the hundreds of thousands of fans in attendance.' 'More than 30 years [after McLaren's Indianapolis 500 victory], I'm pleased and proud that we're about to embark on a new IndyCar era for McLaren, this time with Andretti...
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