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McLaren explains comedy of errors which led to Fernando Alonso's Indy 500 nightmare

MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- McLaren CEO Zak Brown has elaborated on the string of mistakes which snowballed into Fernando Alonso's shocking failure to qualify for this year's Indy 500.

A report by the Associated Press earlier this week listed what it called the "comedy of errors" which led to Sunday's result, where Alonso and McLaren were bumped by Kyle Kaiser and the small Juncos team, which arrived at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a plain white livery after losing two major sponsors ahead of the race.

The report said:

  • The team's opening test at the Texas Motor Speedway was delayed because the team did not have a steering wheel for Alonso's car.