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The Spanish pilot Fernando Alonso explained this Thursday that to win the Indianapolis 500 you need “a perfect race“, and he was confident with his chances of winning despite coming 26th in the legendary test to be held this Sunday.
“I am confident that we have a good set-up, we have ambition. We have to have a perfect race, that is clear. To win you need rhythm, overtaking, little consumption, good stops, luck in the yellow flags, a host of factors and we are going to go for it, “he said on the day of the press.
At the controls of your Ruoff Arrow McLaren SP Chevy No. 66, Alonso couldn’t have been faster last week in the fight for the top spots on the grid, but the double world champion touched on the keys to the Indy oval, and neither is starting first.
“Do not forget that you can unfold, in each yellow flag. You can do something very different in terms of strategy, stopping before anyone else and you can unfold at the first yellow flag opportunity, “said an Alonso who on Sunday he will aspire to be the second rider in history with the ‘Triple Crown’, adding the Indy 500 to Le Mans and the Monaco GP.
For Alonso, and with history on his part, strategy is just as important as pace, so that the test is decided in the last laps. “Like almost all 500 miles will be decided in the last 50, 30, 60 laps. At that moment, either you are in the top 10 or 15 by pace, you have been coming back, or you are by alternative strategy to the leaders. The first 150 laps will be at a relaxed pace and to see how the race goes, “he said.
“The options are there for everyone. I don’t think there is much difference between starting 7th or 30th, we’ve seen it every year. In 2017 when I broke my engine I was in a group of cars that had never been there before. In 2018 I remember that Oriol with one more yellow flag would have won the race. Last year Sato was third from being doubled on lap 150, “he added.
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