Alonso welcomes IndyCar's Barcelona race but warns on global expansion
Fernando Alonso backed IndyCar's decision to race in Barcelona from 2027, with the Spanish round set for 16-18 July at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, but warned the American series against stretching itself too far internationally. It will be IndyCar's first race in Europe since 2007.
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Fernando Alonso apoiou a decisão da IndyCar de correr em Barcelona a partir de 2027, ao mesmo tempo em que alertou a categoria americana para não se esticar demais no plano internacional.
A IndyCar confirmou na sexta-feira que o seu calendário terá uma etapa espanhola entre 16 e 18 de julho de 2027, o inaugural IndyCar Grand Prix de Barcelona, no Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Os promotores descreveram o acordo como de dez anos. Isso faz da prova a primeira corrida da IndyCar na Europa desde 2007 e a primeira parada fora da América do Norte desde 2013; também dá a Alex Palou, natural de Barcelona e cinco vezes campeão da categoria, uma corrida em casa.
Alonso, 45 anos, piloto da Aston Martin e duas vezes participante das 500 Milhas de Indianápolis, falou no Circuito das Américas antes da etapa deste fim de semana da F1 e defendeu os circuitos permanentes.
“Acho que vai ser bom. Obviamente um evento histórico para o nosso país e para Barcelona”, disse Alonso. “Essa é a vantagem de ter um circuito permanente: você tem a oportunidade de testar em qualquer dia do ano. E também de receber corridas aqui e ali. Eles fizeram a prova do WEC na semana passada. Agora a Indy, eles fazem a MotoGP.”
Ele argumentou que Barcelona é essencial para o automobilismo espanhol porque dá às categorias de base um lugar para testar, e alertou que os custos de logística já são um dos fardos mais pesados da F1 — advertência que estendeu às ambições da IndyCar, que ele descreveu como específicas do mercado americano.
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