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Alonso becomes McLaren ambassador and will test F1 car

Two-time champion Fernando Alonso has become an ambassador for McLaren, a role that will include him testing their Formula 1 car this year. The team said Alonso would "help advise the team's drivers and engineers and drive at selected tests to support the development" of the 2019 and 2020 cars. The Spaniard, 37, left F1 last year and is competing at the Indianapolis 500 this season for a McLaren team. Alonso said the role was "a true honour" and "just the beginning". He added: "McLaren is a special team, and despite the challenges we have endured recently, it remains so. "I said before I stopped racing in Formula 1 last year that I see myself with...
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