When Marco Andretti came down the front straightaway Wednesday morning at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to begin "shaking down" Fernando Alonso's No.29 Dallara/Honda, his first hot lap going into Turn 1 was wide open. Just like Alonso's eyes. The two-time F1 champ had pulled off his headset to listen to the throttle and it never changed pitch. He looked at Michael Andretti, shook his head and tried to process what he'd just seen. But about 90 minutes and some 50 laps later, Alonso entered Turn 1 at 227mph with his right foot buried in the throttle. Welcome to Indianapolis, rookie. "At the beginning, I have to be honest: The right foot has his own brain, his own power; it...
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