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Indy a tactic to keep Alonso?

McLaren-Honda's decision to allow Fernando Alonso to miss the Monaco GP to race in Indy 500 may be a "sweetener" to encourage him to extend his contract with the team, according to Sky Sports' Craig Slater. McLaren made the surprise announcement on Wednesday that double world champion Alonso would race in Indianapolis on May 28, rather than around the streets of Monte Carlo. Alonso to miss Monaco for Indy 500 Fernando Alonso to miss Monaco GP to race at Indy 500 Alonso is in the third and final year of his contract with McLaren and has grown frustrated with the team's underperformance since reuniting with engine-suppliers Honda. Slater thinks the team may be trying to show that...
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