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Toyota driver Fernando Alonso celebrates on the
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Sunday, June 17, 2018 –
5:18pm
Fernando Alonso’s debut at Le Mans 24 Hours was described as
“exceptional” after his Toyota team secured victory in the 86th
edition of the iconic race.
F1: Fernando Alonso to make ‘important decision’ on
his future
In the Toyota #8 TS050 Hybrid, two-time Formula 1 champion
Alonso, Kazuki Nakajima and Sébastien Buemi took first place ahead
of Toyota’s #8 sister car driven by Mike Conway, José María López
and Kamui Kobayashi.
Toyota team director Rob Leupen praised McLaren F1 driver Alonso
for his debut performance. Leupen told Autosport.com: “Considering the fact he’s a
rookie, Fernando was exceptional. Especially at night. Seb and
Kazuki are two guys you can count on as well, they’re great for the
whole team.”
Tom Kristensen, a nine-time winner at Le Mans, added: “Alonso has come and conquered Le Mans,
along with his team-mates, and not put one foot wrong as we’ve seen
all through the race.”
Alonso has now won two of the three races needed to secure
motor racing’s “triple crown”. His victory at Le Mans, plus two
career wins at the F1 Monaco Grand Prix in 2006 and 2007, means he
needs success at the Indianapolis 500 to complete the set. Graham
Hill is the only driver to have won the triple
crown.
%u2705 #LeMans24
%u2705 #MonacoGP
Ready to go for %uD83D%uDC51 %uD83D%uDC51 %uD83D%uDC51, @alo_oficial?#Indy500 | #INDYCAR | @IndyCar pic.twitter.com/rOX0Xm3kQS— Indianapolis Motor Speedway (@IMS) June 17, 2018
What next for Alonso?
Last week Alonso admitted he had an “important decision”
to make on his future and said he will consider his 2019 options
after the F1 summer break. McLaren
CEO Zak Brown has also hinted that Alonso could become part of a
reported McLaren IndyCar project.
On Alonso’s future, the BBC’s Andrew Benson writes: “Can Alonso now win
Indianapolis? Will he stop F1 at the end of this year to focus on
IndyCar totally, or stay in F1 and just do the Indy 500 again next
year, as he did in 2017?
“These questions will be hanging over him when he returns
to his F1 role with McLaren at next weekend’s French Grand
Prix.”
Alonso wins at Le Mans – best
tweets
How Twitter users reacted to Alonso and Toyota’s victory
at Le Mans:
#MonacoGP %u2705#LeMans24 %u2705#Indy500… %u2753
Fernando Alonso claims part two of motorsport’s elusive Triple
Crown %uD83D%uDC51 pic.twitter.com/uOoN2Fya4w — Formula 1 (@F1)
June 17, 2018
Fernando Alonso wins Le Mans by ten laps…
BREAKING: Fernando Alonso confirmed as competing in every
Indy500 for the next 25 years until victory.— James Peace (@F1Nova)
Alonso wins
Fernando Alonso@alo_oficial: “Le Mans once a year is not enough!”
@toyota_hybrid @FIAWEC #LEMANS24 https://t.co/pbTcsGlT0b — 24 Hours of Le Mans
(@24hoursoflemans) June 17, 2018
#WEC – The 2018 #LeMans24 %uD83C%uDDEB%uD83C%uDDF7 finished
with @Toyota_Hybrid finally lifting the most coveted trophy
in endurance racing after Kazuki Nakajima took the chequered flag
in the no8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid. https://t.co/qOMXqoPdZU — FIA (@fia) June 17, 2018
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