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Fernando Alonso one step behind in triple crown challenge claims Juan Pablo Montoya

Former Williams and McLaren driver Juan Pablo Montoya has been keen to point out his former F1 rival Fernando Alonso is still one step behind him in securing motorsports prestigious 'triple crown'. The Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and the 24 hours of Le Mans are the three events that make up the 'triple crown' with  Graham Hill being the only driver in history to have won all three. Speaking ahead of the 2018 Daytona 24 hours, Montoya spoke about how he admired the Spaniard's ambition: 'He certainly has the ability to achieve it, but it's not easy,' Alonso attempted the Indy 500 in 2017 and almost won it on his first attempt only to...
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