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Day 4: Indy practice

7 March 2023 12:44 (UTC)

DAY 4 REPORT: INDY 500

"Tomorrow we will concentrate a little bit more on qualifying, but the priority is the race"

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Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Thursday 18 May

FERNANDO ALONSO, McLaren Honda Andretti driver

Day: 4 

Top speed: 225.619mph 

Laps: 96 

"I was running behind a car just a couple of seconds in front, but we tried some laps without any car in front. We tested a couple of different trims and different setup options. The car felt quite OK from the very beginning of the morning, but then I think we did improve it during the day, so I'm quite happy.

"We worked still a lot on the race situation, keeping other guys out there and running in traffic. I think we found a good balance for traffic. I think tomorrow we will concentrate a little bit more alone on qualifying, but the priority is the race."

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