Massa: I will watch and support Alonso's Indy 500 charge
Felipe Massa says he's surprised but pleased to see Fernando Alonso take on the challeng♏e of the Indianapolis 500 by skipping the Monaco Grand Prix and backs his former team-mate's bid despite the mixed recepti꧂on in the F1 paddock.
Alonso caused shockwaves around the mot🌠orsport world when it was announced he would miss the Monaco F1 race in order to make his rookie appearance and the Indy 500 in a deal between Andretti, McLaren and Honda.
The initi🎐al reaction from the F1🍰 paddock was mixed but Alonso's ex-team-mate Massa is relishing the prospect of seeing the Spaniard take on the iconic oval race.
Massa feels the🎶 main shock came around him opting to miss the Monaco race in order to compete int eh Indy 500 but the Brazilian has backed Alonso's deci🦩sion to take on the challenge.
"I think it will be very nice, I will be watching him and I will be supporting him," Massa said. "It will be nice to see him ⭕doing ꦜa good job also in another category in a very important race I think it will definitely be a different experience for him at a track that he has never raced.
"He will be a complete♐ rookie and he would need to learn everything from zero but it will be nice to see him racing there, I am looking forward to watch him."
The Williams driver, who was briefly linked with a potential IndyCar switch himself during his brief period of F1 r⛄etirement, says he still doesn't see himself making the same move as Alonso but hints it was a personal dream when he was growing up watching the series.
"When I was a kid, before going to Formula 1, I was watching more Formula Indy than Formula 1," he said. "I remember I ♉was watching every race and I was aiming to be a Formula 1 driver, but may be a Formula Indy driver, so this is a dream.
"That was my target, but then I managed to get to Formula 1. I think if🌠 I moved to Indy now I'll have a big problem with my wife, my father, my mom and my 🎃son. To be honest I was not thinking to go to Indy, I was thinking to stay in Europe and go to another championship in Europe. It doesn't mean I don't like it but it was not a part of my plan."
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