A former Indy 500 winner (in my memory it was Mario Andretti) once said: „there are two types of oval racers - the ones who already have hit the wall, and the ones who are going to hit the wall.“ Congrats, Fernando, you‘ve just stepped up one league.

That could have been worse . Hope they fix it and come back strong. And indycar please fix your stream for international viewers . We are missing it.

@poodle559

5 жыл бұрын

AGREED

@zachsteinmetz179

5 жыл бұрын

It’s all on nbc gold now. You won’t be getting a streamm

@ceeam

5 жыл бұрын

@@zachsteinmetz179 NBC Gold isn't even available outside the US.

@jonnybooks9337

5 жыл бұрын

fix it INSIDE the US as well...the past 4 years, all month of May, my computer has been on practice for the 500...now they want me to pay for it...i already made pay more for my cable package to make sure i get NBC Sports just to watch the races...now they want us to pay more for what has been streamed for free...corporations are not bad, they just too big to remember the things that got them to where they are.

@aviano72

5 жыл бұрын

@@zachsteinmetz179 FYI nbc is not an international service, just for you in north america. So Indycar should use geo blocking and stream for us intl. viewers

International Stream ? Hello ? Over 500,000 fans are waiting....

@jonnybooks9337

5 жыл бұрын

They don't care anymore...they're just seeing the dollar $$$ign$ from & for nbc

@romanistalazialle1081

5 жыл бұрын

500,000000000 fans * Jokin' no one cares

@man-st6lp

5 жыл бұрын

@@romanistalazialle1081 and remember about Pleiadians

@BlueflagAlpha

5 жыл бұрын

Sky wont let them do it

@yesindeed3

5 жыл бұрын

you have to buy NBC gold to get full access anywhere in the world

Before kissing the bricks, you have to kiss the wall. Fernando learned that today.

@SylviusTheMad

5 жыл бұрын

Except he would have won last year without that engine failure.

@ShiftRGaming

5 жыл бұрын

@@SylviusTheMad 2017; two years ago

@AustinG29152

5 жыл бұрын

Sylvius the Mad No way to tell he would’ve won. Indy 500 is extremely unpredictable. Takuma Sato was in 5th place with 10 laps to go in 2017 and he won it.

@iarechaga

5 жыл бұрын

@@AustinG29152 And at the same time, Alonso was on his back switching positions with him multiple times so....

@TboneI989

5 жыл бұрын

Ignacio Arechaga Fernandez So.....did you just make the same point he made?

Bring back that basic online practice stream for you international audience.

@jmannUSMC

5 жыл бұрын

I don't even see a practice stream here in the US. All those cameras on with nobody watching

@cmoore9245

5 жыл бұрын

I miss watching the live streams in Canada. We shouldn’t have to pay to watch practice. We’re talking about practice.

@southernload5710

5 жыл бұрын

No stream in US either, Big cable $ blocked it so you have to spend more big $$$

@tristianwilson3497

5 жыл бұрын

The issue is NBC owns the rights to the race this year and they are greedy about it where as in previous years it was ABC and they couldn't care less who watched because they knew they could run commercials from time to time.

@frederickus

5 жыл бұрын

We have to pay in the States. I blame Obama. lol

You only know where the limit is if you exceed it. Fernando is a briliant racer and he’ll adjust accordingly.

Indy bites when you least expect it

Thank god that car stayed on the ground otherwise that would’ve been real bad

@camrsr5463

5 жыл бұрын

yes indeed! the old aero kit would have flipped him.

@TheNFSJacob

5 жыл бұрын

If it was the 2017 car, it could have been real similar to Dixon's crash. Luckily, it has less downforce now do it doesn't fly up when spinning out.

@TheNFSJacob

5 жыл бұрын

@@cbrr7615 I thought the bigger wings and rear-pods in 2017 contributed a lot to the cars taking off while spinning?

@aidanjohnson7571

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheNFSJacob bigger wings would contribute to more lift when going backwards and make it easier to take off, but not nearly as much as the massive under body tunnels from the 90's. I think they installed things on these new cars to prevent flips, but I could be wrong

@mistertheking

5 жыл бұрын

@@aidanjohnson7571 After 2015, IndyCar added rear flaps underneath the rear wing, basically on top of the diffuser, similar to roof flaps in NASCAR. They have done a great job of keeping cars on the ground. Dixon's accident was a freak accident with wheel-to-wheel contact, and arguably would've been worse without rear pods and the flaps.

I barley started following IndyCar last year. So glad I did, this series is amazing. Amazing cars, tracks, and drivers. Alonso crashing shows how tough this really is, not easy. I guess from what I hear even the best Indy drivers have all crashed here though so he can keep his head up!

@emb4171

5 жыл бұрын

It was never about if Alonso would crash but more like *when* he would crash - can't find the limit until you push over it.

SURE MISS THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF BEING ABLE TO WATCH VIA WEBSITE! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@obnobn2345

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but times change and everyone wants their money.

Atleast we won't see mercedes 1 & 2 here

@johnvanzyl2960

5 жыл бұрын

I second that thought!

The G forces must have been huge on that first hit, I'm also impressed on how well the car held together.

Memory’s of Nelson Piquet be careful out there Fernando.

@PHDarren

5 жыл бұрын

Looked like Alonso washed out the front following another car and went wide, Piquet aggressively lifted off the throttle fast when coming out of T4 to enter the pits and upset the balance of the car and went into the wall.

@thisuraD

5 жыл бұрын

@@PHDarren didn't he do it on purpose.? to let Alonso win..?

@vaishachr924

5 жыл бұрын

@@thisuraD As per the conclusions he did yeah but Alonso had no knowledge of it. It was the teams orders.

@MegaEnjoiPanda

5 жыл бұрын

@@thisuraD Yeah. It was well organized beforehand. Piquet spun in the exact same position on the warm-up lap or so to make it look like he struggles in that area. This to maybe make the oncoming crash look more of an racing accident, even though the spot was in no way a difficult one that'd cause a spin. Still, it was pretty clear from the beginning and massive sanctions were handed. One of them was the ban that Flavio Briatore got. Tbh as a very long time F1-fan I'd be more than thrilled to see more of that "shady" stuff or drama in the sport. The races tend to be pretty boring with a few very positive exceptions per year and now that they sound like Briggs & Stratton lawnmover engines, the V12/V10/V8 screams won't balance the lack of action and serve additional value for the viewer.

@nfernandes2254

5 жыл бұрын

@@thisuraD I believe he is referring to Nelson Piquet Sr., who crashed at Indy 500 practise on 1992 and almost lost his legs. The Alonso win scam was at Singapore GP-2008 by Piquet JR.

Must have been the GP2 engines fault.

Ahh unlucky. Better to happen in practice than the race though.

@elsergios6704

5 жыл бұрын

@Sho Yu Weeni In that dirty Air without a stable setup, is more luck than everything

@wendigockel

5 жыл бұрын

Same happened with Kurt Busch. He crashed in practice and went on to finish in sixth if I'm not mistaken.

@User-nu6km

5 жыл бұрын

hes not in the race

@SidewaysEightSix

5 жыл бұрын

He totaled the only car he had. He’s out.

@dgalcaide_

5 жыл бұрын

what race lol

At least he hit all 4 corners

Give us the live stream back!

@marissagines3708

5 жыл бұрын

Serious right! Anybody have login for NBC gold

Would be nice to see a stream from practice sessions accessible for the international audience. Not gonna lie, they drew my attention a couple of yours ago and I fell in love with IndyCar and Indy500 so it's a shame that the practice isn't live streamed this season

"Engine is much slower than before. Amasing.'' :D

That could have been soooo much worse!

Man some of y'all and the venom towards Fernando. Why? I'm happy he's giving it a shot. He's learning a lot about the lack of downforce on the new cars, the hard way. Also thank goodness the thing stalled out before rotating over. Glad the big hole they designed in the underwing/floor helped keep the car upright.

@sloppynyuszi

5 жыл бұрын

Bronson Graff well I wish he would give indycar series a bit more effort than just trying to win Indy 500. Especially now that he retired from F1. Mansell did a great job, and would like more drivers jump between the two series, one as pinnacle of engineering and the other pinnacle of the spec series so more for drivers.

To find the true limit you must exceed it first

@Elias_g1

5 жыл бұрын

@4 months ago LOL,no.It's simple, you can push something to see how far you can go.Only when you see it fails and you can't go any further, you stop...Also,Alonso was in the dirty air from the car in front of him,so he probably lost some downforce...

Shame people outside of the US are not able to watch this live...!

@armorgeddon

5 жыл бұрын

Well the stream I watched the race on was much better than what the official NBC Gold stream provides. The more greedy the media gets the more creative the pirates, better called Robin Hoods, become.

Thankfully, he went in backwards and is fit and well. Still a lot of energy in the second wallop. Nobody can say he isn't hungry and pushing the limits. Good man.

Alonso stops braking at the end to collide more smoothly

@adibz959

5 жыл бұрын

Thats how you control crash. Alonso certainly a well-experienced driver

When is the race? I'm new here, I used to see indy races many years ago and want to start again. I really enjoyed it but unfortunately they're not broadcasting it anymore in my country.

Hey indycar, your “over the top” coverage through nbcsports gold subscription is a ripoff! Thanks for stalling any momentum you were gaining with the fans

@AustinG29152

5 жыл бұрын

Grant Merle see ya!

Oh wow it's like last year when we had full viewing ONLY WORSE!

I don't believe Fernando has a chance with McLaren to win the 500. I'd like to see him run the entire season. I like Fernando.

@BLyonsDesign

5 жыл бұрын

I think if McLaren went full time with him and got a partnership with a good team they could have a shot. Just doing Indy like they are this year isn't gonna get Fernando the Triple Crown though

@peterbrownless

5 жыл бұрын

Fernando has the tallent, but this new team is way too raw and inexperienced I think right now. With time, and a development program then maybe, but this year is going to be learning I feel.

@BLyonsDesign

5 жыл бұрын

@@peterbrownless it doesn't help that they're partnered with Carlin, which is also a relatively new team

@TheColinChapman

5 жыл бұрын

505197 I agree. McLaren is new to Indianapolis. it would have been better for him to partner up again with a more experienced crew.

@victor75208

5 жыл бұрын

@@BLyonsDesign I think it may also have to do with Alonso's patience. He's so obsessed with the triple crown. Not like that's a bad thing but he needs to take his time. This isn't f1 were you have to win before you're too old (mid 30's).

Such pictures remind me of the terrible accident of Greg Moore. Fortunately, the car stayed on the ground.

@ronniemassart3834

5 жыл бұрын

But the safer barrier is also on the inside wall which helped him not be injured

@symmbias3752

5 жыл бұрын

Yeh Gregs crash at Michigan Speedway

@ronniemassart3834

5 жыл бұрын

@@symmbias3752 Wasn't it Fontana?

@Stereo3DProductions

5 жыл бұрын

This isn't even close to Moore's crash, though. Speeds were much higher, and Moore tried to apply power to go around after a spin, which proved to be a fatal error. Also the crash was at Fontana which is a trioval with slightly higher bank.

@armorgeddon

5 жыл бұрын

Moore most likely did not apply power to create a 360 and his spin out of the corner transitioned directly into that awful crash. Otherwise please provide a source for that opinion. Fontana also is not a tri-oval, it's a flat banked oval and officially still the fastest racetrack in the world.

Welcome to Indianapolis.

First, everything is ok with Fernando. Second, it's better crash today than on the race day.

@SidewaysEightSix

5 жыл бұрын

Jeferson Loreto not when you only brought one car. He’s out.

@armorgeddon

5 жыл бұрын

They had two cars.

STREAM ???

There goes any hope of winning this year. One of the slowest yesterday and now this. Not to mention the horrible reliability

@TMJ32

5 жыл бұрын

He needs to get into an Andretti car again. McLaren is a losing team now. They don't have the people in place anymore. It's going to be largely the same story as F1 for anything they do in Indycar. When they aren't breaking down, they're slow.

@Balnazzardi

5 жыл бұрын

@TJ32 Honda wont allow it.....atleast as long as they are powering the Andretti cars, Honda doesnt want to see Alonso in Andretti cars....in my understanding Honda wasnt particularly pleased with the way Alonso bashed their engines, even if he had good reason to. Perhaps if Andretti team switches to another engine supplier, there might be a chance in the future, but in my understanding Alonso is committed to the project with Mclaren.

He is coming back stronger now. Has to happen at least once to get the taste.

Glad to hear he is okay, that is the most important thing when these high speed accidents happen.

Kudos to IMS for the strength of the inside barrier, are they SAFER too?

Vaya choque! Ahí se ve a la velocidad que van!! Espero que estés bien Nano!

I hope Fernando will race whole next season. Indycar starting to be as good as F1 +more overtaking, amazing circuits -bad yellow flag rules for non oval racing and strait up stupid rules for white line crosing (4 wheels out of track means you take shortcut = slow down, no benefit or you get penalty)

@Xeroxmyassiluv

5 жыл бұрын

Svatopluk Rusek I agree, it is amazing. Especially the cars! But yes, you are right, they do need to change some rules. The yellow flag rule is so stupid like what happened at the Austin.

Change of direction was actually pretty sizeable

Yikes that car almost flipped into the air. Glad it stayed down for the entire spin and hopefully they can get that car back together!

Ouch. That inner wall impact surely hurt.

No livestream?

There is a lot more finesse to driving Indy ovals than one would think. Apexing entry and exit is everything, get it wrong and your spat out into the wall at 240 mph. Proof that obtaining that triple series hat trick is more than difficult

even though we know better, slo mo makes the hits look gentle... hope he's ok, video didn't say. 😐

That was quite a heavy crash.

That is a well designed car, back in the day that type of slide down the bank would've resulted in an airborn car!

Was worried the car would flip when air got underneath it. Glad to see the new areo kit doing what it should!

Don’t blame indycar for not streaming on KZread, NBC has rights to it

@RogueInfern0

5 жыл бұрын

You could blame them for making a bad deal...

Gotta applaud IndyCar here. Safer barrier on the inside of the track and the car didn't flip like it used to when it got up like that.

Animo Fernando, toda España esta contigo!!

I got a bad feeling about this 500

Wow you can see the chassis fluttering when the air starts to get underneath it. He almost went airborne.

Alonso is a pinball in this scene at an unforgiving track

That was such a smooth crash!

When it goes bad your just a passenger along for the ride

That yesterday's or did he crash a second time?

Can't figure out why he did not get hooked up with Ed carpenter racing.

@TFRLIceman

5 жыл бұрын

From what I understand, McLaren wanted to try it on their terms this time as a test run for a full-time team in the series. I know there is a rough partnership with Carlin Racing this time, but it's not for much beyond garage space. The Andretti entry last time was an Andretti car and McLaren was more of a sponsor of the project.

@TMJ32

5 жыл бұрын

@@TFRLIceman if Alonso wants to win the Indy 500 he needs to get away from McLaren.

:( Please... Not again like 2017

Considering how rock solid he was 2 years ago, it's already looking very shaky this time around. I hope this is the last thing that goes wrong for him and the team.

@joshhill5932

5 жыл бұрын

It is cause 2 years ago he was in an andretti car. Now Mclaren is doing it all themselves with no support from a bigger team. The chassis is spec. but not the suspension.

Oh man...

creo que perdió carga aerodinámica, al estar muy cerca entro en la turbulencia del auto que estaba delante.

Stay Safe Alonso, Get into a rhythm anything can happen in the 500 not always the fastest guy wins

Probably had something really cheeky to say about it too

How fast was he going when he hit that wall?

Heard he was still 5 MPH off the pace today. Hopefully the backup car has more speed.

Yikes!! That could have been bad; coming back across the track like that.

Honestly looks like a racing sim crash, crazy

I use to hate him so much when he was racing for Renault and won Michael 2 times for the world championship but now I have nothing but respect for him

Very good safety. Car bounced and stayed on track.

En esta toma de frente, se ve el error de pilotaje. El que viene por delante, realiza la trayectoria correcta aunque a menos velocidad que Alonso.

congrats, fernando. your first indycar crash. now you're just like everyone else. so go out and show everyone what you can really do

Vuelve Fuerte,Fernando!

I NEED LIVE VIEWING IN IRELAND !!!!!!

Glad he is ok. We need him back in an F1 car.

Caraca era o Fernando Alonso na FORMULA Indy o acidente do treinamento Livre

Even Indy cars have no downforce when following another car, Fernando checking into hotel understeer

Oh my! His car was like a piece of paper floating on the surface once he touched that wall.

That's the first time I've seen Alonso make an error in I don't know how long

Lo importante que estés bien El coche se arregla Orgullosos de ti Eres muy grandee Tenemos a Fernando Alonso para rato!!!!

Pushing hard the limit.... Go Fernado GO! Go! GO!

There's not how the way you start... Hope Alonso is fine and the team fix the car quickly! ALONSO!

Is he ok?

Achievement unlocked: hit all four quarters of the car off the walls in a single crash

He got in the turbulence of the car in front.

May I present to you the world's best racing driver

Phew thought he totally died by the thumbnail

I wonder if he now realises how dangerous a sport oval racing is compared to F1.

Please tell me they have a back up car

The car gods were watching over our precious Fernando. Hope he and McLaren pull it out.

Oh wow, that could have been a lot worse glad he didn't get hurt

The margin of error is so thin

‘Ericsson hit us’

Wow he almost got airborne after he hit the wall, that could have been much worse.

That could have been way worse. That car was floating after the hit on the inside wall.

You know what guys? Fernando Alonso is the most super over hype racer ive ever seen in my entire life and history of motor sport without delivering and positive results.

@armorgeddon

5 жыл бұрын

World championships, a Le Mans win etc. aren't positive results?

@linslins4860

5 жыл бұрын

armorgeddon im sure you have alonsos face in your iphone wallpaper. Hahahahaha

Are you okay?Are you hurt? Please respond. Screen greyscale with slowmo

:( I hate it that Mclaren can't give him a good car, and now this

@ronniemassart3834

5 жыл бұрын

It's way to early to think that. Even with average qualifying he could have a great car on race day.

@briansobb19

5 жыл бұрын

@@ronniemassart3834 I think it would take something close to a miracle for them to pull it together at this point. They've had something like 1/3rd the track time of most of the competition, so far, and they were apparently starting from in a pretty deep hole as it is.

I just hope that he doesnt die at this point...this sport is ridiculous

Is he ok maybe a lil more info next time I assume he is fine