Don't stick the word McLaren to this, it's just Honda, it's always been Honda's problem. Both in F1 and in Indy car. Problems are identical, once the engine is pushed hard it blows up
There's nothing like a fool .To say something so stupid .Honda is one of the largest manufacturers in the United States of automobiles that employs Americans to bill them ...That translates to jobs for Americans ....
What a performance by him today. Sad that the Honda engine let him down again, but I think after this season IndyCar will be his calling shot. What a driver :)
Barney Ward is not enough to drive well.He only knows drive ,but he doesn't know how to.win.In fact he has left Ferrari,then Ferrari has started to win with Vettel,which is a winning driver.Pheraps is good for Indy championships,where is required only a good feet and a lot of ball.But this doesn' make a driver a winning one.Excuse for little english
Nicola Checcacci Well you do realise that he's a 2-time F1 champion, has outdriven some of the worst cars he's ever drove in the past few years, led laps today and was a big threat for the win. I'm not being deluded, because he is a true world class driver. It's up to him what he wants to do next year but I'd like to see him run full-time in IndyCar as he'll have more fun over there than he is right now. Mclaren and Honda can't get their shit together and the team as a whole is paying the price for it.
Barney Ward in the world of races there are some eras...Mclaren has won a lot.For many years has donated in F1,even with Alonso.But if you remember Senna,Prost , Schumacher,in a little part Mansell, and now Vettel you'll remember that they was strong with all the cars they drove.These drive are able to improve the cars.Thing that Alonso doesn't made in Ferrari,even with the big resources the team owned and he doesn't made even in Mclaren .I repeat perhaps in Indy he will found a better ground for his skills..
Not much of an Alonso fan but my god I feel sorry for him. Crap car and engine in F1, does well in his rookie debut at Indy 500 only to be let down by an engine failure - a Honda engine at that. Ok, it's not the same motor in F1 but it's still a Honda motor.
+Hernan Tuquero I know I failed to put it in my comment, but I was talking about the F1 team/car. Directly responding to the 'Crap car and engine in F1' comment by OP.
+Simon Norris And yet their engine failures are what is hitting the headlines. This is EXTREMELY bad press for them... and trust me, Honda won't give a shit about their I500 win, they'll be screwing over their failures instead.
Such an amazing CHAMPION!!! man he was doing it so well. More than 3 times in the front, what a shame of Honda engines, not only for him for the other drivers too
Alonso , one of the world's most popular best drivers . I hope he comes back . This year's Indianapolis 500 was fabulous . It paid tribute to American soldiers, as well as the American people . The crowd cheered for Brazilians Japanese and Americans who whoever was trying to harness the crowd cheered for ..... Is truly the very best race of the year ....
dani Leuenberger Yeah i agree re WW2. The US refused to get involved initially, assumed the UK would fall over and ignored multiple requests for assistance from Churchill, saw that we were holding up and only then got involved. The US's main fight was with a tiny island the other side of the planet. They took tech from Germans, used it to slaughter entire towns on that island and then claimed a moral victory. The overwhelming sense of self importance has stuck ever since.
Amazing man and driver. At Indy we expect the best and we pay to see the best and this guy delivered. Alonso could have done Monaco and earned some of his millions by running mid pack with a uncompetitive mount but the guy puts his reputation completely on the line by doing something he had never remotely done in a race car. That's confidence and guts! He already had legions of indycar fans before Indy, now he has millions. Here in Indycar Nation we want ALONSO!
Phil McCracken I think not enough feedback because they don't have a customer engine so they do not have enough information of how the engine is running look at Merc and Ferrari they have costumer engines so they can get feedback and improve there own engine
Those are just excuses. They were arrogant. Living on past glories, just like their road cars (drove a late 90s civic today, that is such a well done car). They didn't recruit from outside, it's all guys from inside Honda. They didn't get other teams, they thought they didn't need them. They've resisted getting help from McLaren, they're too proud.They had plenty of time for the first engine, but they left it all to the last minute. Face it, Hondas return has been a massive failure. It reflects poorly on the entire company.
Fernando was in contention up until his engine blew. He was charging from 6th position. He did so well because he worked hard, listened, and continued to learn. A fast car he also had to learn new procedures and feel. He's a great driver who uses his head, it showed here! I do hope he returns, he earned that right!
Alonso is the best I've seen in Formula 1 over the last 20 years. Just amazing ability to adapt his driving skills to whatever car he is given and he showed it in an Indycar as well. Just amazing.
Apple Bloom I'll quote what the commentator said at 1:24 :"Fernando Alonso today has had the FASTEST average lap times in the race". So yeah, hater keeps hating
Apple Bloom Had his engine not failed, had he won and not Sato, had he kept the lead after the red flag for Dixon's crash, you wouldn't be talking so much shit.
Shout out to the fans for the cheers they gave him they’re awesome, I wasn’t a huge fan of Alonso but I felt the disappointment when the damn Honda engine let go. I hope he comes back
2018 Alonso will be back in a Chevrolet engine Indycar :D All joking aside, I feel sorry for him. Such a great driver but equipment keeps failing on him everywhere.
Breyzipp Karma is a bitch. He couldn't get his way at McLaren in 2007 so he leaked the Spygate scandal. Then he was at Renault when the infamous cheat Flavio Britatore fixed a win for him at Singapore in 2008. Then he tried his politics at Ferrari and that only worked as long as they were competitive. Eventually the team had enough of him and signed Vettel. Now he has dragged McLaren down with him since it was Honda who insisted on signing him and agreed to pay his salary.
McLaren rooted for Hamilton and didn't do anything for Alonso. Alonso had enough of it. So he left McLaren. At Ferrari... Ferrari did support Alonso more than Felipe. That's why Felipe was uncompetitive. He left Ferrari, because of that. In 2010 and 2012, Alonso had competitive car, but was unlucky. Ferrari really couldn't build the car in the other years. When Alonso joined McLaren again, he thought that Honda would be competitive. But no, Honda isn't putting much effort on the engine, so the engine keeps failing.
TheIronDuke W. nonsense. What politics did he tried at Ferrari? they didn't have the best car those years and even so he almost won two titles for them. And it was Alonso who left Ferrari, that's the reason why they were upset with him afterwards, with sarcastic comments about him. And how was Alonso at fault in Renault? what kind of evidence do you have to blame him? and MLaren lost the 2007 championship because they decided to support their golden boy Hamilton the rooky, they couldn't control the situation, they coudn't control their drivers, and I include Hamilton who was demanding a lot from the team, that situation leads them to the ridiculous point of telling everybody they were racing against their own driver Alonso. Pathetic behaviour that lead them to lose the title.
It was great to see him racing at te front where he belongs. And great response from the crowd appreciating his efforts. First time I've ever watched Indy and I did so to see him race.
Had to come here today since 2017... couldn't watch it earlier because it was too bad for him...hope he will get his triple crown and a competitive renault in 2022 : )
Fahad Ali no, that isn't the point. If Stoffel and Jenson didn't crash, the Mclarens would have finished and would've gotten their first points of the season. Nothing to do with the Honda power units this time
Fenando has become so much more relaxed and mature in the last decade. When he first joined f1 he was a cold and angry kid with a point to prove. He took the problems at the indy like a champ. Fingers crossed for next year and get Mclaren to build the engine in-house next time
Just when it was getting interesting... 20 laps remaining, Alonso making the charge. Had his engine lasted longer he would've been fighting for the win for sure.
Was going for Alonso to win the race and a few laps before his engine failed he was quick regain position. Sato screaming victory is epic though. Congratulations!
@@aidankeogh5350 Not really. Toyota has attempted to win at LeMans for 2 decades and their win with Alonso was their first. They came very close in 2016 but the car gave up at the final hour. Also, Alonso didn't just cruise to victory. The guy worked on it. After the safety car, Fernando pulled off some spectacular overtaking. Then the no. 8 was hit with a 2+ minutes penalty because of Buemi. Alonso's night driving whittled that gap down to seconds so Nakajima could overtake Lopez for P1.
I will always remember shaking his hand on the his out. I love f1 and I was so exited to see him race and I remember heading to my car witch was parked in the infield and we were in between the position tower and the panasonic pagoda walking towards the pagoda.Then I remember seeing a bunch of media and people recording and asking questions come out of the pit lane area and in to the part where all that stuff is to do in the infield and I ran up to him and told him good job and shook his hand.
Showed he is one of the best drivers in history, what a fantastic performance since practices on a type of racing he has never even seen on tv , only to be let down by a Honda. I bet his lawnmower is any brand but a Honda.
I was bummed to see Alonso's engine fail. He drove a great race. But I was happy to see Sato win. That was exciting. He almost won it a few years back too.
Incredible driving by this guy! To do that as a rookie is one for the record books. I have to say that as an F1 driver he was at a disadvantage against these veterans. As the race wears on, and they start adjusting things, the more acclimated drivers are more adept at telling the crew what they need. I could tell he liked the faster car. He made that race for me, I thought he might win.
Would have interesting to see if he would have won the race, he and Rossi were very unfortunate to drop back after the pitstops. But one thing is for sure he fought every single lap. Was a pleasure and a treat to watch Fernando fight at the front again.
couldn't believe my eyes, just as alonso was getting back to the front runners. I'm now an indy car fan, what a fun race! the restarts were so interesting. Was great to see Sato, just like in the the older F1 days. Can any real Indy car fan tell me, is Montoya good these days? I'm not a fan of him to be honest, just knew he was a real hot head in F1
They have swivelling cameras in most us motorsports, its a lot more spectator oriented than european sports in general. The radio was a spotter, which happens only really on oval circuits i think as vision in indy cars is poor and it would drive you crazy with a spotter on an f1 track
What a drive, he's clearly lost nothing in spite of not having won an F1 race since 2013. If this performance in Indy doesn't make people sit up and take notice, least of all McLaren and Honda, I don't know what will...
Unfortunately,i didnt watch the entire race.I only started watching in the last 40 laps.I saw fernando could win and said ok,here we are and then BOOM.Im a huge McLaren and F1 fan but honestly,i dont know what to say about honda.I wanted to watch the race at indycar's youtube channel when its uploaded but now that i know how it ended,i dont know if its worth it.I noticed that the commentators praised alonso's racing skills and said he had a great race.Would be nice to get a viewing of american fans thoughts about this years indy and fernando's race.Hope he 'll come back next year,cause if he does,it will bring even more eyeballs on indy500,which is great i have to say as a european f1 and wrc fan that race atmosphere is fantastic.
I thought it was cool how the crowd gave him an ovation. Just like when Mansell came over I remember from day one he was greeted with open arms. Had a couple of TV commercials for sponsors (Not that he needed the money} Wouldn't it be good if Europe learned these things, instead of hate and hoping for failure. Yeah, I lived in Sweden in 1992 and remember Andretti very well. From day one it was nothing but Andretti failing or hoping for failure.. But the difference in Europe it is always negative. It was pretty good when Micheal came back to Indy with another team and smoked Mansell in the 1st race in Australia.
Frankly, I fully expect Fernando Alonso to be an indycar driver by 2018 or 2019 - whenever he can break free of McLaren. He definitly proved that he can be competitive in indycar racing, he can move those vastly different cars quickly. So, finding a cockpit would not likely be difficult, I think.
Non è possibile. ... su tre motori esplosi uno era di Alonso. ... grande gara , grande Fernando . la Honda deve darsi all' ippica... durava di più il motore del mio ciao!!!!
did alonso's team over tuned the engine? cause sato have the same engine and sato used to blow many engines in f1. or is alonso just unlucky to get a bad engine in the batch
Perhaps the worst weekend in McLaren Honda history? I can't get over the fact that he went to a different race series and his Honda engine still blew up, literally can't catch a break.
Fantástico Alonso. Qué pena de mierda de motor Honda..... Si no llega ha ser por la rotura ......alucinarían ustedes con los adelantamientos de Fernando en las últimas vueltas
He is one extremely talented driver, a true racer. The commentators when it happened saying he has had to do alot F1 drivers don't have to do publicity wise etc. Not sure they realise just how much publicity an F1 driver has to do, for them it also never stops lol.
Interviewer: "Alonso, how does the transition from F1 to Indy feel?"
Alonso: "For some reason, it feels exactly the same...."
Next year he went back and retires and went back to f1 in 2019 I think
dis man must hate the words "McLaren Honda"
ViperGhost03
yep
Don't stick the word McLaren to this, it's just Honda, it's always been Honda's problem. Both in F1 and in Indy car. Problems are identical, once the engine is pushed hard it blows up
*****
I agree
There's nothing like a fool .To say something so stupid .Honda is one of the largest manufacturers in the United States of automobiles that employs Americans to bill them ...That translates to jobs for Americans ....
Don't give me political and economics garbage
When he drove back to the hotel that night his Honda broke down.
FoxGoalie NICE
FoxGoalie was this real?😂
Janno Huberts I hope not. His pain and frustration with Honda is enough already.
As long as he doesn't fly HondaJet, it's fine.
Petar Marjanovic He won't be able to. The plane isn't reliable enough to get both engines started.
What a performance by him today. Sad that the Honda engine let him down again, but I think after this season IndyCar will be his calling shot. What a driver :)
Barney Ward Ahahahah truck driver
Nicola Checcacci um, ok?
Barney Ward is not enough to drive well.He only knows drive ,but he doesn't know how to.win.In fact he has left Ferrari,then Ferrari has started to win with Vettel,which is a winning driver.Pheraps is good for Indy championships,where is required only a good feet and a lot of ball.But this doesn' make a driver a winning one.Excuse for little english
Nicola Checcacci Well you do realise that he's a 2-time F1 champion, has outdriven some of the worst cars he's ever drove in the past few years, led laps today and was a big threat for the win. I'm not being deluded, because he is a true world class driver. It's up to him what he wants to do next year but I'd like to see him run full-time in IndyCar as he'll have more fun over there than he is right now. Mclaren and Honda can't get their shit together and the team as a whole is paying the price for it.
Barney Ward in the world of races there are some eras...Mclaren has won a lot.For many years has donated in F1,even with Alonso.But if you remember Senna,Prost , Schumacher,in a little part Mansell, and now Vettel you'll remember that they was strong with all the cars they drove.These drive are able to improve the cars.Thing that Alonso doesn't made in Ferrari,even with the big resources the team owned and he doesn't made even in Mclaren .I repeat perhaps in Indy he will found a better ground for his skills..
INDYLIGHTS ENGINE, INDYLIGHTS!......
ARGH!!!!!
hahahahahahaha
I don't want
I don't want
Already I have big PRAWBLEMS
etipne "GP2 engine, GP2 aarrrrgh!!!!"
etipne it is really good in indycar. If you check the top 5, most of them are honda
MaYoR 02 yeah, i know. i just thought I make a joke
Not much of an Alonso fan but my god I feel sorry for him. Crap car and engine in F1, does well in his rookie debut at Indy 500 only to be let down by an engine failure - a Honda engine at that. Ok, it's not the same motor in F1 but it's still a Honda motor.
The car is fine, it's the engine that's crap. When it IS running, the chassis performs competitively.
Of course the chassis will perform competitively. Every car in the Indy 500 has the same chassis.
+Hernan Tuquero I know I failed to put it in my comment, but I was talking about the F1 team/car. Directly responding to the 'Crap car and engine in F1' comment by OP.
Just keep in mind that a Honda engine won the 500.
+Simon Norris And yet their engine failures are what is hitting the headlines. This is EXTREMELY bad press for them... and trust me, Honda won't give a shit about their I500 win, they'll be screwing over their failures instead.
Such an amazing CHAMPION!!! man he was doing it so well. More than 3 times in the front, what a shame of Honda engines, not only for him for the other drivers too
Those motors are leased by Honda. I guarantee that heads are gonna roll!
Thank you Honda for the most reliable unreliable engines in Motorsport!
Alpine Arts except motogp.
Thats why Honda Driver Sato just won the Indy 500!!
Yeah the indy engines are fast but they are also the only once that broke. And we dont have to talk about F1 engines do we?
say this again bitchh.
Now Alonso knows what Kimi felt in 2003, 2004 and 2005 with the Mercedes engine
Alonso , one of the world's most popular best drivers . I hope he comes back . This year's Indianapolis 500 was fabulous . It paid tribute to American soldiers, as well as the American people . The crowd cheered for Brazilians Japanese and Americans who whoever was trying to harness the crowd cheered for ..... Is truly the very best race of the year ....
I've been many times I work for champion spark plug company
ok that just was too much patriotic american bullshit right now, i'm sorry but.. soldiers and stuff, what the hell?!?
dani Leuenberger it's memorial day weekend here in the states... a day when we remember those who served etc. That's why all the patriotism
Shut the fuck up libtard. Memorial Day is not a political event. It is a day of gratitude for those who died
dani Leuenberger Yeah i agree re WW2. The US refused to get involved initially, assumed the UK would fall over and ignored multiple requests for assistance from Churchill, saw that we were holding up and only then got involved. The US's main fight was with a tiny island the other side of the planet. They took tech from Germans, used it to slaughter entire towns on that island and then claimed a moral victory. The overwhelming sense of self importance has stuck ever since.
Amazing man and driver. At Indy we expect the best and we pay to see the best and this guy delivered. Alonso could have done Monaco and earned some of his millions by running mid pack with a uncompetitive mount but the guy puts his reputation completely on the line by doing something he had never remotely done in a race car. That's confidence and guts! He already had legions of indycar fans before Indy, now he has millions. Here in Indycar Nation we want ALONSO!
Fastest average lap time until the engine blew up!!! what a legend!!
It's official that everytime Alonso drives a Honda machine, he is cursed :(
Fuck Honda. No more words are needed.
ImMrJoker a Honda powerd IndyCar won at the end so.....
Ok, just what are the reasons for Honda's F1 situation?
Phil McCracken I think not enough feedback because they don't have a customer engine so they do not have enough information of how the engine is running look at Merc and Ferrari they have costumer engines so they can get feedback and improve there own engine
Yeah, but they only have themselves to blame for that. They could have rectified that problem already.
Those are just excuses. They were arrogant. Living on past glories, just like their road cars (drove a late 90s civic today, that is such a well done car).
They didn't recruit from outside, it's all guys from inside Honda. They didn't get other teams, they thought they didn't need them. They've resisted getting help from McLaren, they're too proud.They had plenty of time for the first engine, but they left it all to the last minute.
Face it, Hondas return has been a massive failure. It reflects poorly on the entire company.
Such an amazing performance by him all race with a very unfortunate ending. It somehow makes me proud even though I am no spaniard.
yeah i feel the same man, I'm about to pop to the shop to get some chorizo and paella! alsonso is the man! hope he gets a good car next season
Fernando was in contention up until his engine blew. He was charging from 6th position. He did so well because he worked hard, listened, and continued to learn. A fast car he also had to learn new procedures and feel. He's a great driver who uses his head, it showed here! I do hope he returns, he earned that right!
Such a shame that his car had a problem. Alonso is the best driver. Respect
Alonso is the best I've seen in Formula 1 over the last 20 years. Just amazing ability to adapt his driving skills to whatever car he is given and he showed it in an Indycar as well. Just amazing.
im spanish and im not a great fan of alonso, but dude, he didnt deserve that. He deserved to run until the end winning or not, it doesnt matter.
Honda, get ready to be fried by Alonso on team radio at next race in Canada...
Chada gp2 engine...
Chada they're bringing an updated engine to the race so hope for the best
Apple Bloom I'll quote what the commentator said at 1:24 :"Fernando Alonso today has had the FASTEST average lap times in the race". So yeah, hater keeps hating
Apple Bloom by the way, no need to find every single videos of Fernando's engine failure and even comment about how much you hate him
Apple Bloom Had his engine not failed, had he won and not Sato, had he kept the lead after the red flag for Dixon's crash, you wouldn't be talking so much shit.
This was my very first time watching a whole indy 500 race. It's an amazing category. I became fan from now on.
Shout out to the fans for the cheers they gave him they’re awesome, I wasn’t a huge fan of Alonso but I felt the disappointment when the damn Honda engine let go. I hope he comes back
2018 Alonso will be back in a Chevrolet engine Indycar :D
All joking aside, I feel sorry for him. Such a great driver but equipment keeps failing on him everywhere.
I would say it's that impossible that we'll see him in Indycar '18! ;)
Alonso said, that he would be in Indy potentially for 2018.
Breyzipp Karma is a bitch. He couldn't get his way at McLaren in 2007 so he leaked the Spygate scandal. Then he was at Renault when the infamous cheat Flavio Britatore fixed a win for him at Singapore in 2008. Then he tried his politics at Ferrari and that only worked as long as they were competitive. Eventually the team had enough of him and signed Vettel. Now he has dragged McLaren down with him since it was Honda who insisted on signing him and agreed to pay his salary.
McLaren rooted for Hamilton and didn't do anything for Alonso. Alonso had enough of it. So he left McLaren. At Ferrari... Ferrari did support Alonso more than Felipe. That's why Felipe was uncompetitive. He left Ferrari, because of that. In 2010 and 2012, Alonso had competitive car, but was unlucky. Ferrari really couldn't build the car in the other years. When Alonso joined McLaren again, he thought that Honda would be competitive. But no, Honda isn't putting much effort on the engine, so the engine keeps failing.
TheIronDuke W. nonsense. What politics did he tried at Ferrari? they didn't have the best car those years and even so he almost won two titles for them. And it was Alonso who left Ferrari, that's the reason why they were upset with him afterwards, with sarcastic comments about him. And how was Alonso at fault in Renault? what kind of evidence do you have to blame him? and MLaren lost the 2007 championship because they decided to support their golden boy Hamilton the rooky, they couldn't control the situation, they coudn't control their drivers, and I include Hamilton who was demanding a lot from the team, that situation leads them to the ridiculous point of telling everybody they were racing against their own driver Alonso. Pathetic behaviour that lead them to lose the title.
Let's just hope that the plane he flies in has no Honda parts.
Robert Saldana thay do make a plane
@@ellawhite5167 well shit
the engine feels good much slower than before AMAZING!!
Amazing crowd , thanks USA for taking care of Alo , you were amazing all the way.
I literally cried when this happened...he couldn't get a break back then haha
Man this was such a heartbreaking moment at the race. Great time there.
It was great to see him racing at te front where he belongs. And great response from the crowd appreciating his efforts. First time I've ever watched Indy and I did so to see him race.
One day, Alonso will rock this amazing Indycar-Scene!
Very sad that Alonso broke down, been a fan since 2004. I still watched it to the end, seeing Sato finally win something made me happy anyways.
Had to come here today since 2017... couldn't watch it earlier because it was too bad for him...hope he will get his triple crown and a competitive renault in 2022 : )
Same result in Monaco today, his F1 teammates didn't finish the race either! Shame on you Mclaren Honda
Fahad Ali no, that isn't the point. If Stoffel and Jenson didn't crash, the Mclarens would have finished and would've gotten their first points of the season. Nothing to do with the Honda power units this time
tarikaiesec he should join force india
tarikaiesec both drivers crashed in Monaco, the engine was fine
Button flipped Wehrlein and Vandoorne crashed out of points on his own during a restart iirc. Wasn't Honda's fault for once...just classic Monaco ^^
define "fine", still 20km/h down on Ferrari and Mercedes, and having to take out a lot of downforce from the car...
Absolute legend! I love how the US people had his back all those weeks. Really cool people!
Fenando has become so much more relaxed and mature in the last decade. When he first joined f1 he was a cold and angry kid with a point to prove. He took the problems at the indy like a champ. Fingers crossed for next year and get Mclaren to build the engine in-house next time
I was holding back tears when this happened
Alonso: "I will drive Indy because it can't get any worse."
Honda engine: "Hold my beer."
people showing him love that's amazing. love indy..God bless all the drivers...
get ready! triple crown is on the way
Just when it was getting interesting... 20 laps remaining, Alonso making the charge. Had his engine lasted longer he would've been fighting for the win for sure.
He truly gave a great account of himself all month at Indianapolis… Fernando did a fantastic job.
Was going for Alonso to win the race and a few laps before his engine failed he was quick regain position. Sato screaming victory is epic though. Congratulations!
Running up front, first time out. Showed his class and skill.
Lets see if he has a go at Le Mans.
Stephen Higgins he did and he won haha
nascardude1400 Easy to win driving a Toyota. Good on the FIA to disqualify both in Silverstone.
@@aidankeogh5350 Not really. Toyota has attempted to win at LeMans for 2 decades and their win with Alonso was their first. They came very close in 2016 but the car gave up at the final hour. Also, Alonso didn't just cruise to victory. The guy worked on it. After the safety car, Fernando pulled off some spectacular overtaking. Then the no. 8 was hit with a 2+ minutes penalty because of Buemi. Alonso's night driving whittled that gap down to seconds so Nakajima could overtake Lopez for P1.
@@rumblefish9 Against Audi and Porsche it was hard. It's easy against SMP and Rebellion.
7th isn't running up front are u dense?
I will always remember shaking his hand on the his out. I love f1 and I was so exited to see him race and I remember heading to my car witch was parked in the infield and we were in between the position tower and the panasonic pagoda walking towards the pagoda.Then I remember seeing a bunch of media and people recording and asking questions come out of the pit lane area and in to the part where all that stuff is to do in the infield and I ran up to him and told him good job and shook his hand.
buena persona,piloto fantástico,sólo se puede decir gracias
I think the Andretti curse got him. So much respect for Alonso this was one of my favorite Indy memories been to 16
Such a great moment in history...Thank you Honda!
Showed he is one of the best drivers in history, what a fantastic performance since practices on a type of racing he has never even seen on tv , only to be let down by a Honda. I bet his lawnmower is any brand but a Honda.
Honda: The Power of (Broken) Engines
Jason Lim Honda: The Power of (Broken) Dreams
Honda: The Power of (Breaking) Alonso's Heart
Actually this year's Indy 500 winner won with a Honda engine.
NemisisDL Honda, the power of nightmares.
OMG Alonso engine blown up. What is the meaning of this!. I told you try again. Next year Alonso in 2019 Indy 500.
I was bummed to see Alonso's engine fail. He drove a great race. But I was happy to see Sato win. That was exciting. He almost won it a few years back too.
Incredible driving by this guy! To do that as a rookie is one for the record books. I have to say that as an F1 driver he was at a disadvantage against these veterans. As the race wears on, and they start adjusting things, the more acclimated drivers are more adept at telling the crew what they need. I could tell he liked the faster car. He made that race for me, I thought he might win.
Did he left f1?
Just for this race, he'll be back in F1 next race
It's interesting how chill he is
Would have interesting to see if he would have won the race, he and Rossi were very unfortunate to drop back after the pitstops. But one thing is for sure he fought every single lap. Was a pleasure and a treat to watch Fernando fight at the front again.
He did a really good job despite that problem he led some laps and he should be proud that he made it that far
couldn't believe my eyes, just as alonso was getting back to the front runners. I'm now an indy car fan, what a fun race! the restarts were so interesting. Was great to see Sato, just like in the the older F1 days. Can any real Indy car fan tell me, is Montoya good these days? I'm not a fan of him to be honest, just knew he was a real hot head in F1
No need to worry. Alonso is a fighter who never gives up.
I hope he comesback to Indianapolis. He did it great to be a Rookie. Good luck for him for the rest of the season in F1
This was a race win for Nando. So gutted
He was 7th. That isn't race winning
The radio communication and camera work at 1:49 what is going on there? We don't have that in formula 1.
They have swivelling cameras in most us motorsports, its a lot more spectator oriented than european sports in general. The radio was a spotter, which happens only really on oval circuits i think as vision in indy cars is poor and it would drive you crazy with a spotter on an f1 track
so does the spotter control that camera?
SniperTeamTango the spotters have a place to watch from and use binoculars. The broadcaster controls the camera.
Smitty Rules cool thanks 😀
SniperTeamTango no problem
What a drive, he's clearly lost nothing in spite of not having won an F1 race since 2013. If this performance in Indy doesn't make people sit up and take notice, least of all McLaren and Honda, I don't know what will...
Unfortunately,i didnt watch the entire race.I only started watching in the last 40 laps.I saw fernando could win and said ok,here we are and then BOOM.Im a huge McLaren and F1 fan but honestly,i dont know what to say about honda.I wanted to watch the race at indycar's youtube channel when its uploaded but now that i know how it ended,i dont know if its worth it.I noticed that the commentators praised alonso's racing skills and said he had a great race.Would be nice to get a viewing of american fans thoughts about this years indy and fernando's race.Hope he 'll come back next year,cause if he does,it will bring even more eyeballs on indy500,which is great i have to say as a european f1 and wrc fan that race atmosphere is fantastic.
Just because he was 7th doesn't mean he could've won
Nando is a legend and deserves much better
This man is the best of motor racing
Fernando, PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEASE get rid of the color orange. You Deserve soooo much more than this! Great race anyways!
TheJunkEraser orange is mclarens main colour
op is saying Alonso should leave mclaren
Thats the point...
He should just fucking retire, he is so over rated
Alexandru Carjan, Go back to school and learn something...
How come the graphic didn't include the McLaren name? The entry was McLaren Honda Andreotti.
I thought it was cool how the crowd gave him an ovation. Just like when Mansell came over I remember from day one he was greeted with open arms. Had a couple of TV commercials for sponsors (Not that he needed the money} Wouldn't it be good if Europe learned these things, instead of hate and hoping for failure. Yeah, I lived in Sweden in 1992 and remember Andretti very well. From day one it was nothing but Andretti failing or hoping for failure.. But the difference in Europe it is always negative. It was pretty good when Micheal came back to Indy with another team and smoked Mansell in the 1st race in Australia.
It's so sad but it sounds hilarious when the engine let go. I love this guy.
Frankly, I fully expect Fernando Alonso to be an indycar driver by 2018 or 2019 - whenever he can break free of McLaren.
He definitly proved that he can be competitive in indycar racing, he can move those vastly different cars quickly. So, finding a cockpit would not likely be difficult, I think.
can someone tell me what engine McLaren used when it was at its best.What do they use in sports car
Alonso just can't get away from his Honda curse. My respect for his driving has certainly increased after his first attempt Indi 500.
Well Mclaren Honda you have done it again
Honda must be loving all this attention!
Non è possibile. ... su tre motori esplosi uno era di Alonso. ...
grande gara , grande Fernando .
la Honda deve darsi all' ippica...
durava di più il motore del mio ciao!!!!
The "Irony" Is Strong In You....
May The Honda Engine Be With You!
;)
Why would you put that in the video title... cheers...
What a sportsman. ❤️ I admire him to death
that bloody Honda engine again!
Classy respons from the crowd. Classy!
Alonso a gifted driver !
I cryed that day😢😢😢
The best! É o melhor.
first time watching indy 500. only watched it because of alonso. and i didnt that know that where soo many ex f1 drivers here.
dagnammitt I was rooting for him too.... he had an awesome drive all things considered
did alonso's team over tuned the engine? cause sato have the same engine and sato used to blow many engines in f1. or is alonso just unlucky to get a bad engine in the batch
god i hope he comes back
i hope he do a full season in indy.
Perhaps the worst weekend in McLaren Honda history? I can't get over the fact that he went to a different race series and his Honda engine still blew up, literally can't catch a break.
Rest In Peace Mari Hulman George died today 11.3.18. 5.28.17 was my favorite memory at the track Paddock Penthouse Box 26
I hope he comes back and actually wins the triple crown
What a classy guy. Way to go Fernando!
was really pulling for him after all the bad luck in F1, hope he comes back.
In short.
If it has Honda and McLaren in name with Alonso driving it's going to break.
That's a real racing driver
Did the Honda suck a valve?
when the f1 legend drive in indy 500
nailed
Fantástico Alonso. Qué pena de mierda de motor Honda.....
Si no llega ha ser por la rotura ......alucinarían ustedes con los adelantamientos de Fernando en las últimas vueltas
That’s what happens when you use a GP2 engine in IndyCar
Alonso:"The same procedure as.....fuck yeah, i love my Honda-Contract!"
I just can't believe that the engine died on him again! I hope we will see once again Alonso winning the F1 or Indy500 race before he retires!
He is one extremely talented driver, a true racer. The commentators when it happened saying he has had to do alot F1 drivers don't have to do publicity wise etc. Not sure they realise just how much publicity an F1 driver has to do, for them it also never stops lol.