Fernando Alonso says it was "unthinkable" that he would be in the Fast Nine at the Indy 500 after his first test at Indianapolis on May 3. The McLaren-Andretti Honda driver completed his Rookie Orientation Program on earlier in May, completing his first day in an IndyCar at the Brickyard. Speaking to RACER after earning a spot in the Fast Nine with the seventh quickest qualifying run on Saturday, when asked what he'd have said if told that would happen back on May 3, Alonso replied: "Bye bye, and I don't want to waste time if you told me that! "Because it was unthinkable. Not because you don't trust yourself or whatever but there are many little ingredients here that...
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