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Brown: McLaren defeated ourselves in Indy bid

From an electrical issue in last month's Indy test to the wrong colour chassis and finally a lack of pace in qualifying, Fernando Alonso's Indy 500 bid was marred by mistakes. Alonso had his first taste of the Indianapolis 500 in 2017 but was robbed of a shot at the win by a late Honda engine failure. This year's bid fell short in qualifying with McLaren CEO Zak Brown admitting they were not prepared. While the 2017 bid was backed by Andretti, this time around it was Carlin who were involved with Brown saying it 'was clear they weren't capable of running three cars and serving us.' That, though, is just part of the story as the American admits McLaren also let themselves down. 'I don’t...
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