TIL Desk Sports/ Spanish Formula One driver Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Honda) has said that he is looking forward to competing in January’s Daytona 24-hour race. The two-time F1 champion has set a goal of winning motorsport’s triple crown: the Monaco Grand Prix, the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Indianapolis 500.
Alonso, 36, took part in the 2016 Indy 500 in May and was in a position to make a credible bid for victory until engine failure forced him to retire from the race with just 21 laps left.
“After a great time I had during the month of May for the Indy 500, I am looking forward to taking part in another legendary race that will bring back all those amazing sensations that US fans gave me,” the Spaniard told at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez during preparations for Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix.
Alonso’s partner for the January 27-28 Daytona 24 Hours will be 17-year-old British driver Lando Norris. The two men will race in the colors of United Autosports, owned by Zak Brown, team principal of the McLaren F1 team.
