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Alonso: The biggest task is definitely the Indy 500

Double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso sees next month's Indianapolis 500 as a bigger challenge than the Le Mans 24 Hours sportscar race as he seeks to win motorsport's famed ‘Triple Crown'. 'The biggest task is definitely the Indy 500 for a Formula One driver,' the Spaniard told reporters on a visit to Barber Motorsport Park on Sunday. 'I think it's quite different. It's challenging … the level of downforce, the feeling with the car, running with a car that is not symmetric on the straights, on braking. Traffic I think is a big thing…' Alonso has set his sights on becoming only the second driver after the late Briton Graham Hill to win the Formula One...
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