Fernando Alonso says he had no issues adjusting to driving in the dark when testing for the Rolex 24 at Daytona last weekend thanks to his experiences in Formula 1’s night races such as Bahrain and Singapore. Two-time Formula 1 world champion Alonso will make his sports car racing debut in the Rolex 24 later this month with United Autosports, acting as preparation for a possible entry to the 24 Hours of Le Mans with Toyota. Alonso had anticipated driving under the lights in the dark to be one of his biggest challenges during last weekend’s ‘Roar Before the 24’ test, but found it not to be drastically different to the night-time F1 races he has featured in before. “It was good, it...
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