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Fernando Alonso shocked the motorsport world yesterday when he announced that he would not be driving at this year's Monaco Grand Prix, instead, heading overseas to take part in the Indy 500.
Despite taking the decision to miss out on Formula 1's most prestigious and famous event, Alonso says that it does not mean his commitment to F1 is falling away: "No, it (Indy) is a single race. Will this influence my renewal? No," he is quoted by El Mundo Deportivo. "Nor does it bring me closer to McLaren or away from F1. It's not the feeling I have," said Alonso.
The Spaniard said that he has been granted a gift by being allowed to compete in the Indy 500, but is still a third world championship in F1.
"I have been ultra-competitive with the level that we currently have in the first two races. This (the Indy 500) is a champions final, a gift, an opportunity and we have to take advantage of it," Alonso explained.
"But my main objective is to fight for the third world championship. Without a doubt. F1 is my life and it's what I'm going to continue to do. All my skills have been developed around F1, and I cannot expect that overnight I will be better than a driver of another category.
"I do not have the frustration that maybe you can feel from the outside. I would like to win, of course, but it is not the frustration that maybe someone else would feel," Alonso added.
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Cant wait to see him there