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Alonso qualifies 26th for the Indianapolis 500

Fernando Alonso will start next weekend's Indianapolis 500 from 26th on the grid after Saturday's qualifying at the famous Brickyard. The 39-year-old is back at the hallowed oval this month, taking part in his third attempt at the Indianapolis 500. The double F1 World Champion needs the Indy 500 win to become only the second man in history to secure motor racing's Triple Crown: winning F1's Monaco GP, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, and the Indy 500. While an engine failure put him out of the 2017 race, last year he failed to qualify in what was a wretched month of May that started with a practice crash and ended with the 34th best time in qualifying. Only the fastest 33 go through to the race....
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