The rumors are getting stronger, and it seems that Fernando Alonso has learned a lesson of what happened with the McLaren team in the last edition of Indy. He wants to try it in a competitive team, and for that he needs to be given a seat in Andretti's formation. The problem is Honda, which is the one who motorizes this team. But it seems that everything is closing and the negotiations are no longer rumours, but rather a reality.
Andretti Autosport team owner, Michael Andretti, has been the one who has spoken now to ensure that the negotiations "they look good«. They only need one sponsor to be able to support the operation, and once the contract is achieved, it will be closed. It seems that there is no problem for Honda to give Fernando Alonso an engine for his new attempt at the Triple Crown, which he would win if he wins the Indianapolis 500.
All the 500 Indianapolis 2020 It seems that they will have Fernando Alonso, sitting in the same team that gave him the first opportunity and where he could have won if it had not been again for a problem with the Honda engine, which did not last until the end and the "smoke" began.
Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso is in the Dakar, an appointment that you are not going to win for sure after losing those 2 hours changing the broken front suspension. However, winning the 2020 Dakar was not his goal, it is his first time and it is one of the toughest races of all, as well as being a totally different type of driving than on the circuits.
From Andretti they assure «It's not done yet, but it looks pretty good. We want it to happen, I just have to figure out how we can finance it. I think we can find a sponsor, but… do I roll the dice, sign him and hope we can fund him? I really enjoy working with him and I want it to happen. [...] We talk about doing more races and it is possible, but nothing before Indianapolis. I don't want to do anything to hurt our other efforts, but it would be great for the sport.«.