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Fernando Alonso's car in the IMS
Pits before start of Carb Day, 2017. (The Tomaso Collection)
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First off, I've got ZERO idea if any of this
will have already happened by the time this riveting No Fenders post shows up
on Ye BLOB', Eh? As Hang with me Folks...
Originally I wasn't a Fan of Zachery Brown's,
having gone so far as labeling him as 'lil TG's Drinking Pal! As in the one
& only Tony George. For which I've never had any proof of that, and
probably shouldn't have written. Since instead it was just a somewhat
"Playful" Jab at Messer George - who I've never been impressed with;
but I digress...
That said, wisely, or shrewdly? Zak Brown
came across refreshingly Fresh to Mwah sometime late 2017-ish; Err during thou
Month 'O May, when I was totally impressed with his No Nonsense, Pleasant
interviews sprinkled with paying Attention to Detail, while musing over the
crafty decision regarding to take his Numero Uno Charge to Indianapolis. Which
totally diverted Attenzione away from the faltering F1 side of Thar company.
And this new McLaren "ButtonSpeak"
ethos seems to carry on more in another interview with the McLaren Formula 1
Racing Director Eric Boullier, for whom I'm amazed
doesn't have any Gray Hairs after the last three-plus year "Cruise"
they've taken with Honda. "Although was it really the Honder' PU's fault?
Meanwhile, it should be little surprise if
McLaren decides to return to Indy Cars with its own effort for the 2019 season?
Since after all, they ran a team during the 1970's that netted two Indy 500
wins with Lonestar JR'. (Johnny Rutherford)
As we know that Zak Brown & Co. have
visited the IndyCar Paddock on two separate occasions to sniff around for a competitive
team to run with next year, which seems to be angling towards Mikey A's
Andretti Autosport concern. Which they've got previous experience with from
their 2017 Indianapolis 500 partnership.
Yet where things get somewhat interesting for
Mwah, is the speculation permeating from
the recently concluded Canadian GP (when I began Scribbling this Masterpiece...) where
F1 Grizzled Journo' Joe Saward; As Joe Knows F1...
As Mr. Saward notes how not only was Michael
Andretti present on Il Notre Dam at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve over the Grand
Prix weekend. But his top lieutenant J-F Thormann and Peter Rossi
were in tow with him. Where they also apparently sniffed around the Force India
F1 Garage.
With the Power Unit (PU) supposedly being the
most contentious problem for McLaren, could Zak Brown with Michael's aid
engineer a Coup to purchase Force India in order to secure it's Mercedes Benz
PU's? A la what good 'Ol Flavour Flav', nee HMS Monogram, aka Flavio Briatore
did Wayback in the 1990's in order for Benetton to secure the potent Renault
V-10's by purchasing Ligier.
As keep in mind,
this is all just Fanciful conjecture upon thou Part! Although I just had the
scary thought that when Fernando comes to Indy Cars, does that mean Flavour
Flav' will be lurking about the IndyCar Paddocks & Gasoline Alley at IMS?
CRAP!
Or could McLaren simply Farm Out Fernando to
this new F1 concern? Which would then allow Alonso to just contest the Indy 500
in favour of the Monaco Grand Prix again? Although this seems unlikely, since
reputedly McLaren wishes to keep Fernando from competing against them in
Formula 1.
Or could it becomes some sort of new Quasi
McLaren "B-Team?" Since obviously Zak Brown & Co. will be anxious
to get their Budding Star talent Lando Norris into a Formula One machine next
year? Perhaps alongside Rossi? Or Stoffel Vandoorne?
Since where my real intrigue sets in, is why
was Alexander Rossi's father Peter in-tow Up North Eh! And would Michael
Andretti really want to lose his brightest IndyCar Star to go overseas to plod
along at the back of the F1 Grid? Or Mid-pack at best.
Or was this some sort of elaborate attempt to
"Cover Up" what surely might be the Worst Kept Secret in IndyCar?
i.e.; Alonso coming to Americre' in 2019...
and if Andretti does indeed team-up with
McLaren? Does this mean they'll run a vast Armada of six Fulltime
IndyCar entries?
since one must ARSE-Sume' if the talked about
Colton Herta, son of Andretti Herta Autosports co-owner Brian "High Speed
Hurdles" Herta graduates to the B-I-G CARZ' next season, it'll surely be In-house
with Andretti?
thus I can envision a three-tier
"separate" racing teams scenario for Andretti, with Ryan Hunter-Reay,
Rossi and Zach Veach on the main "AA" squad. Provided Rossi doesn't
return to F1.
And the AHA team could bolster to a two car
entry, with Marco Andretti remaining and Colton Herta joining Indy Cars.
And then Thar could be a single car
McLaren/Andretti entry for Fernando Alonso, who's only motivation for staying
in Formula 1 at this point has to be the
Pay-cheque', Ci?
since although I like Fernando now, I'm just
a Wee Bit tired over this constant Droning on 'bout becoming the next mythical
Triple Crown winner. Especially since nothing's ever mentioned 'bout Juan Pablo
Montoya getting two-thirds done first! And if JPM had won his Class this year,
would that count?
As it would be a definite Win for Indy Cars
to have Alonso race Fulltime here next year, even if it doesn't solve any of
McLaren's current Formula 1 woes, which this seems to possibly be some sort of
Distraction for us not focusing upon McLaren's woeful F1 effort, Eh?
(Photo c/o No Fenders ‘Offical Photographer
CARPETS')