Fernando Alonso did not qualify for the 2019 Indianapolis 500. But 33 drivers ranging from rookies to past winners did and will contest IndyCar’s greatest race on Sunday.
In the latest edition of the Autosport podcast, Tom Errington and Matt Beer join Edd Straw to look ahead to the Indy 500.
As well as picking potential winners, they highlight some of the underdog heroics and fascinating stories further back in the field, and consider how the race might turn out with the 2019 package.
The astonishing failure of Alonso and McLaren’s IndyCar return is also considered, as well as how both parties should try to make amends at Indy – together or separately.