The announcement of Fernando Alonso's surprise participation in the Indianapolis 500 this year surprised everyone and therefore caused a lot of discussion.
The three-time Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton spoke on the subject this Thursday at the Sakhir circuit…
Lewis Hamilton : “Tout d’abord, je pense que c’est une bonne chose qu’un pilote de Formule 1 puisse le faire. Je pense que nous devrions pouvoir participer à plus d’un championnat. A une époque, les pilotes pouvaient faire plusieurs disciplines, et c’était assez cool. Je ne manquerai aucun Grand Prix de Formule 1, car vous devez faire toutes les courses. J’aimerais faire de la MotoGP, j’aimerais monter sur une MotoGP, ou faire une course Nascar, comme la Daytona 500."
First of all, we can see that Lewis Hamilton has his feet on the ground and is not talking about participating in a MotoGP Grand Prix. A great friend of Jorge Lorenzo, he had advised the latter somewhat before he tested his Mercedes F1 at Silverstone. And, on the other hand, the current Ducati rider is well placed to tell Hamilton, if necessary, that riding a MotoGP in a race is not within the reach of the first comer, even if he is a rider. of F1…
This winter, Fernando Alonso has already completed a few laps (idle) on the Honda RC213V and, in the past, Michael Jordan did the same with a Ducati in Valencia in 2004…
