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Juan Pablo Montoya, Fernando Alonso relishing chance to battle again at Indy 500

Fernando Alonso and Juan Pablo Montoya are looking forward to rolling back the years and battling together again at the Indy 500.

Alonso is missing the Monaco Grand Prix to drive at the Brickyard, which will see him race against a number of familiar faces -- including Montoya, who also made his Formula One debut at the 2001 Australian Grand Prix. Despite spells with Williams and McLaren, Montoya never replicated Alonso's title-winning success in F1 and had to make do with seven grand prix victories.

Montoya came into F1 having won the Indy 500 and CART championship in 2000 and has won the prestigious oval race more recently, in 2015.