Fernando Alonso’s quest for motorsport’s triple crown never truly sparked into life at the 2020 Indianapolis 500, but he expressed satisfaction at reaching the finish for the first time in his career. Alonso linked up with Arrow McLaren SP for his third crack at the event, having retired while running competitively in 2017, prior to failing to qualify in 2019. Alonso lined up only 26th on the 33-car grid, with preparations also compromised by a practice crash, but made gains across the opening half of the 200-lap encounter. However a clutch problem skewered his hopes of making a prolonged recovery and he regressed through the field, eventually classifying a lapped 21st.
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