Indy 500 driver Josef Newgarden says F1 champ Alonso will bring "heightened skill" to the famous oval

Record ID: 875783

  • Title: Indy 500 driver Josef Newgarden says F1 champ Alonso will bring "heightened skill" to the famous oval
  • Date: 24th May 2017
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MAY 23, 2017) (REUTERS) SOUNDBITE) (English) INDY DRIVER JOSEF NEWGARDEN SAYING: "You know all the guys have been watching Fernando and trying to see how quickly he's learning. What he's doing. You can see he takes more risks than people that have been to the Indy 500 before. He's very quick to take risks and understand how the car works. What he can get away with and what he can't. He's always learning. When you watch him he always trying to figure out what he needs to win the race. It's interesting watching his process. He definitely brings a heighten level of skill to the race. I think he's just going to add to what the Indy 500 is."
  • Embargoed: 7th June 2017 22:55
  • Keywords: Penske Formula 1 Indy 500
  • Location: WASHINGTON, DC AND INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, UNITED STATES
  • City: WASHINGTON, DC AND INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Motor Racing,Sport
  • Reuters ID: LVA00A6I79N3Z
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Indy driver Josef Newgarden is looking to improve on his third place finish at last year's Indy 500 when the marquee race gets underway this Sunday (May 28).
    A crash on the fourth day of training last week was a slight set back for the 26-year-old from Nashville,Tennessee. Despite slamming into the wall on the first turn, he was able to walk away from the incident unhurt.
    Newgarden will join a vast legion of motor sport fans who will be watching to see how F1 champion Fernando Alsono fares at the famous oval. Alonso is passing up the Grand Prix race in Monaco to make his Indy 500 debut.
    Newgarden has been fascinated by Alonso's quick adaptation to the course and says his training and qualifying performances have impressed his fellow drivers. Newgarden, who drives for Team Penske, will go to the Indy start with five drivers from that team including Juan Pablo Montoya and Helio Castroneves.
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