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If you really want to look that way then I would say Lewis, Vettel, Kimi, Riccardio are much more closer to the triple crown then him, inspite of being 1/3 since Monaco is the toughest to win IMO, and that has nothing do to with the skills or the track. Finding a competitive F1 car takes decades and may not even happen.
LamboWalker that’s somehow true but I disagree. Monaco has a lot to do with driving skills because to win in Monaco you’ll need pole and in a track like that drivers must be really really accurate and keep a winning pace during all gp. It’s true that nowadays just three teams are in the fight but it’s also true that good drivers stay in good teams (at least once in their career😂)
This is probably your best video yet. There's so much hate for the non-stop talk of Alonso but it's 100% completely justified as he is the most interesting driver in the world at the moment. He is the hero motorsport desperately needed and we need more drivers to do the same.
Jared Round The hate on Alonso IMO was just because the hype around him was too much and even WEC Decided to move the Date of the Fuji Round only because Alonso wanted to participate full season in WEC. Alonso might be the greatest motorsport personality but he is overhyped.
alan smith Absolutely justified. I really didn't like Alonso back in 06 and through the original McLaren years (Luis first 2 years). Was mad he landed at Ferrari and then his string of luck went south. Few seasons of that and I started to really feel bad for the guy. Then, I realized what a very real talent he was. I hope nothing but success for the guy, the hype is absolutely justified in every way, shape & form.
@Christopher Michael - In what way is Alonso overhyped? Over-exposed maybe, but not overhyped or overrated. Nobody from the current F1 driver roster has ever done anything close to what he did with a poor Ferrari car in 2010 and 2012. He ended Ferrari and Schumi's dominance in 2005 and 2006. And he would've certainly took a third in 2007 if not for Ron Dennis' bias for Hamilton at McLaren, which ironically, lost both of his drivers the championship to Ferrari. The Fuji round was moved, NOT because Alonso wanted them to move it, but because Toyota did not like the idea of losing their most popular driver for their own home race, and McLaren were unwilling to lose Alonso from F1 for that weekend either. So Toyota made a formal request to the FIA to change the Fuji round. It had nothing to do with what Alonso wanted, but what Toyota wanted. Finally, Alonso is not the greatest motorsport personality. And even most of his fans would agree that he isn't. He has many faults personality-wise. But he gets attention because he is an incredible racing driver. Even fellow and former drivers, including long-time F1 pundits have said so on multiple occasions.
Dave Mitch Funny, I remember Alonso pissing away the win at Fuji in 07 in the Mclaren. If he hadn't crashed through no fault but his own, he would have been champion. Even if he had scored just 1 point in that race... And all that Ron Dennis favoring Hamilton bullshit is tiresome at best. You really think McLaren would pay Alonso 20 million pounds or more to have him play second fiddle? Not to mention the fact Ron Dennis actually favored Alonso in the first half a dozen rounds including the Monaco GP where Hamilton wasn't allowed to qualify with the same fuel load as Alonso giving Alonso a 2 tenth advantage out of the box. Lastly, Alonso didn't stop Schumacher and the Ferrari dominance. Renault did with the help of the FIA. The FIA decided to introduce the 1 set of tyres per race rule knowing the Michelins would be better than the bridgestones. There's a reason Ferrari went from practically unbeatable to 3rd best without regulations for the cars changing much.
There’s a further point we’ll see in 2019: if Alonso wins the current WEC championship he’s racing with Toyota, he’ll be 2/3rds away from another goal nobody has ever done, which is winning the Indy, WEC and F1 championships. We are dealing with something way bigger than a triple crown, but there are 6 races left on the WEC championship yet (including Le Mans 2019). I’m excited thinking about it.
And who's to say he doesn't go to Indy Car full time and win a championship there. Alonso has the potential to be penned as the best all around driver by a long shot. Me being a Vettel fan can say without a doubt that Nando is the better driver.
Think it would be interesting (but not remotely likely) for him to try something wayyy outside his comfort zone like the baja 100 or something. I feel like that is adequately intense and difficult race to sit amongst the triple crown races.
Motorsport Triple Crown: Indy 500 24 hours of Le Mans Monaco Grand Prix/F1 Title American Triple Crown: Daytona 500 Indy 500 24 hours of Daytona Endurance Triple Crown: 24 hours of Le Mans 24 hours of Daytona 12 hours of Sebring
Forget the Indy 500, what gets me excited is the possibility of Alonso doing the full 2019 Indy season! I’m a diehard F1 follower but right now Alonso cannot fight for a better position than seventh in a race there. Toyota vice president said right after Lemans win they are considering entering the Indy car series too.
@@crispinsugita9398 well it is. Or it is as long as there is only one class in indy or to be more specific if there are more than one Team that is allowed to win..
I know you mentioned him, but it was Hulkenberg who really kicked this whole thing off I feel. I still remember the talk around F1 at the time, and people almost in mild disbelief that it was able to happen, and then he won the damn thing too. It really seemed to puncture the bubble that is around F1 for teams and drivers (and those snotty fans who have never watched any racing besides it) and woke the whole paddock up to the possibilities of going and doing these things. I remember a lot of press questions asking other drivers when and where to may go and race, and I think this is that idea finally getting a look in. Just my two cents. And as a Fernando diehard for years, I'm just thrilled to see him happy and winning a race or two again.
Fernando has been talking about doing racing outside of F1 since 2013 (or even earlier), you can check the interview he did with Mark Webber called "Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber | The 200 Club BBC". He also waved the starting flag in the 2014 Le Mans race and even rumors much earlier told Ferrari was could return to Le Mans with an LMP1 car after someone raced a P4/5 Competizione in the 2011 24 hours of Nurburgring. But now that you mention Hulkenberg, I believe that if he can be lucky enough to get a top car for a couple seasons soon enough he could also become an strong candidate for the Triple Crown. He also needs to get rid of his never better than 4th place curse, but that is a different story I guess.
TakeNoPrisoners To be honest, both Sebring and Daytona are a bit shit. They're fine as the American Triple Endurance Crown. Europe should have Spa 24h, Nürburgring 24h and Le Mans. And Sebring and Daytona should be replaced by Nürburgring 24h and Bathurst 12h, they're some properly difficult events and seem better than Sebring and Daytona. That is just my opinion of course.
Sono Alright so I understand both Nürburgring and Bathurst are very famous tracks around the world. But for this reason people get caught up with a popularity contest instead of looking at the event itself and not just the track. To find the answers of what makes a sports car/endurance race more prestigious or famous you have to look at a number of factors. You have to look at the drivers that raced their, the teams, and the cars and manufacturers that raced at these events. Some of the greatest sports car drivers ever have never even raced at Nürburgring 24h or Bathurst 12h. Tom Kristensen, Derek Bell, and Jacky Ickx to name a few. Some of the greatest drivers of all time like Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Juan Manuel Fangio, Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, and Aj Foyt have all raced and won Sebring 12hr. Neither one even competed at Nürburgring 24h or Bathurst 12h. Another big factor is how long the race has been running. Sebring 12hr first race 1952, 65 races. Nürburgring 24h first race 1970, 45 races. Bathurst 12h first race 1991, 17 races. So the actual unofficial (the Triple Crown of Motorsport is also unofficial) triple crown of endurance races is Le Mans 24hr, Sebring 12hr, and Daytona 24hrs. But if anyone of those races were to be replaced it would only be Daytona for Nürburgring 24h. There's no question the Sebring 12hrs deserves to be the second best endurance race ever.
I think the biggest issue with the triple crown right now is that the driver pretty much needs to come from F1 since there is no other way they can win Monaco/WDC
Harley the Daytona 500 IS still a big deal to win, HOW many IndyCar & F1 drivers have raced in it, many. HOW many of those have won it? I can only think of AJ Foyt & Mario Andretti.
You should do a video about Sebastian Loeb, 9 time WRC champ, Dakar winner, WTCC Race Winner, Le Mans podium until this week Pikes Peak record holder and now chasing the World RallyCross championship
Great video David this is one of the reasons your the best Motorsport you tuber there is. You are good at explaining how certain Motorsports work and you have made me be more enthusiastic about other motorsports besides nascar and indycar
If Alonso does the triple crown, which could happen, I'm sure he would like to go beyond the triple crown. Like what if he wins 24 of Daytona and or 24 hours of Nurburgring? Could we say he could be the best driver all around? Those races are also important
F1 championship is not considered part of the triple crown. The Crown is made up of races, not championships. Monaco , Le Mans , Indy 500. Good video otherwise.
burdine - I agree with you that it is the Races. The Championship was added later. And still no one has joined Graham Hill. His Indy was a little irregular.
CDuB Socks Daytona wouldn't be in a quad crown.It is a race that has almost all of it's market in the US whereas F1,WEC and Indy 500 are larger globally.
AOR SmokingPuppy841 if Alonso ever does nascar though it definatly would bring it to a much more global stage... I mean we already had the driver swap with Jeff Gordon/Montoya and Stewart/Hamilton... but people didnt really know because it wasnt a big event like an actual race weekend is
People around the world didn't know it because F1's PR dept. freaked. Gordon and Stewart's first times in the F1 cars were almost as good as Montoya and Hamilton's times were. But the F1 drivers in the Cup cars were nowhere near close at the END of the day to the Cup drivers were in the Cup cars.
And I would say that Daytona needs some consideration, because it is one of the Crown Jewels in it's discipline, and has attracted drivers from around the world.
Alonso is a rare breed of a racing driver in this generation. A skill full driver that’s very passionate for motorsports racing. A driver who’s not a one trick pony, and let alone lives to race.
I believe if he stayed committed, he could potentially race every discipline (he nearly has already). The most versatile driver in the history of auto racing in my opinion. He's done it all.
I think I'm a potential Triple Crown winner. I'm only three legs away from achieving the title. First of all I have to get a racing licence, then work my way up to the top of a particular field. Then win one of the races in that field, and then when the time is right move internationally to perhaps gaining a Le Mans seat, and have a crack at that, and then if someone would be polite enough to let me have a go in an IndyCar, I might just win a race at Indianapolis. I know it's a long shot, but it is possible.
When Jimmie Johnson first did the Race Of Champions (ROC) and said he liked the idea of traveling with a helmet and race different type cars. However, despite being a Jimmie Johnson fan, disappointed he only stuck to NASCAR, and disappointed he didn't bring a big following like Jeff Gordon. Great video
Jenson Button said he doesn't have an interest in the crown. He doesn't want to race Indy because his friends justin wilson Dan Wheldon were killed in indycars. He doesn't feel its safe.
IndyCar engines and chassis hadn't been built by the same company in years. The Mercedes, and the earlier Chevy were the same engine, both built by Ilmor. The first time Chevy left, Mercedes ponied the money and took over with some technical assistance. So Ilmor's first job was to make new valve covers. Bada-boom. Instant Mercedes.
I'm not into indy car or WEC, I'm an F1 type of guy but when I heard about alonso going for the triple crown, I switched to watch those races and possibly contemplate history being made
I feel like you missed one of the biggest reasons that the Triple Crown, both American (Indy, Daytona, and 24hr of Daytona) and International Triple Crowns is that the Indianapolis 500 was moved from memorial day to the Sunday before memorial day, making many top-level competitors have to decide between their contractually obligated series race in either Nascar (Charlotte) or Formula 1 (Monaco, almost directly barring completion of the "true" triple crown) and the Indy 500. Many drivers would not have even had it as an option due to contractual obligations. Sure, many drivers could attempt these, but in most cases it would be after their careers or during a break in the primary careers, both not being simple to do. In the past, the event could be completed alongside their normal seasons.
Completely disagree that this was one of the weakest grids in Le Mans history. I'm surprised that you believe that, David, just because there was only one credible manufacturer competing for the overall victory. Too many people are already putting an asterisk next to 2018 but they completely ignore many of Audi's wins in the 00s with no opposition or the failure of the GT1 factory teams to beat the open-top privateers in the 90s. 2018 was by no means a guaranteed victory for Toyota and they deserve plenty of credit for the 20 years of effort to finally win.
True. 1996 and 1997 were won by the open-top private Porsches even though the offical team ran the 991 GT1s, than only won in their third year, 1998. The R8-R10-R15 era was only interrupted by the Bentley win (only because Joest decided not to race to support the Bentley cars instead who had Audi engines anyways) and a bit more with the 2009 Peugeot win (though they still won 2010, and from 2011 to 2014 with the closed cockpit R18s).
Not the weakest one, but the FARCES in history of Le Mans. FIA and ACO failed to balancing the performances (BoP) between the Factory team and the Privateers in LMP1 class. The factory outlet had advantages on the hybrid system whilst the privateer keen to do that because the system is very VERY Expensive. This is exactly same when the 2014 IMSA's merger between grand-am and ALMS where the Daytona Prototype was much faster than the ALMS's LMP2 car, It was more than 3 year that IMSA finally did the balancing the DP/DPi and the LMP2 right. This balancing thing is not an easy feet, it needs time, development, and money to make the LMP1 car right on balance.
Totally agree. I stayed up to watch the full 24 hours and I can assure you that the amount of puts overtakes, fatigue etc is all it takes to make a mistake and not even finish. Toyota were the best. They can’t do much about that though. Alonso also stepped into a team of that calibur because of his status in the motorsport world so he deserved t be in that car. All anyone has to do is google some of his overtakes during the Le Mans race and they’ll see the fine line between success and failure. Well deserved Toyota and Alonso.
Kimi already tried NASCAR so it's not outside the realm of possibility he could do the Indy 500 after he presumably leaves Ferrari at the end of this season.
Melacome Encasa It’s all Ferrari’s fault, if they actually let him drive rather than forcing him to be Vettel’s sidekick he would have at least 2 or 3 wins in 2018.
Come on, he was average at best in Rallying. I would like to see him in Endurance, though. Specially cos that'd free a Ferrari seat for someone more talented.
I don't see Kimi at Indianapolis, but, he can do in Le Mans, rally? He raced WRC in 2010 and 11, Toyota offered him to try the Toyota Yaris WRC car. Maybe he can win "Kimi triple crown" Rally Montecarlo, Monaco GP and Le Mans.
Great vid, and no negativity in it at all ;) seen so much negativity on other channels :( . We need more drivers like Alonso, but not only from F1 but also to F1 and that's something that the big bosses of those races need to overcome and just let the drivers decide for themselves what they wanna do.
I certainly hope Alonso gives it a try. I wish F1 would be more amenable to some one and done type rides, just as Alonso did in the 2017 500. It would be good for F1 in the states. I recall when Andretti's F1 championship year occurred... it was the only year I can recall when F1 got some real publicity in the states. It would be good for American racing too.
Its a pity Jacques Villeneuve never won at Monaco (best was 4th). His 1997 F1 Driver Championship, 1995 Indy 500 win and 2008 Le Mans 2nd place isn't quite there.
Not only that, but he also holds the win at the World Resistance Championship, so now if he wins at the Indycar series, he would also be the first to win a F1, Indycar and WRC season
You hit the nail on the head noting how the big fat paychecks keep the top drivers held and isolated within each section of motor sport. Until recently you were not allowed to race in F1 without and exclusion contract that tied you in. It was only when Bernie Eccleson lost control of F1 that Alonso was able to negotiate permission to race outside of his F1 contract. Even to this day Bernie has stated that if he was still in charge he wouldn't have allowed it to happen.
@@edwardlazich1140 this was not exclusive to Hulkenberg tho, as a lot of F1 driver are excluded themselves from Indy. And DTS fans would hardly care of Mario Andretti...
I’ll be at that guy. Back in the Hill days it doesn’t really mean anything. The amount of Race days in a season were smaller. Graham Hill is a legendary man I’m not saying he’s bad, he did carve motorsports to what it is today. It’s harder these days cause race seasons are longer and not as diverse. I can’t really explain in better detail but you just know it’s not the same as the 60’s.
Graham Hill has the Quadruple Crown: Monaco (5), Indy 500 (1), World Drivers' Championship (2), Le Mans (1). It's been 6 years since Alonso was at Indy, probably not in the cards.
Guys some correction.... 1.: There is only F1 Monaco GP and the championship title doesn’t count here... 2.: In LeMans only overall victory matters... So for example if you win Lmp2 but you finish 8th overall than, it’s not a LeMans win, it’s just a category win, so it’s not part of the tripple crown.... The same goes for GT cars. And btw i don’t think that any current indycar driver could ever win in monaco, simply because they should win F2 or stg like that to even get into F1, and then spend some more years in a midfield team to get to a top car, when they could fight for it.. So they are simply to old for that... Just think about it... Every one, who was in F1 and have won indy500 was first in F1 and went to America and not the other way around.... Also Stevens... Yeah, he won indy500 but he was in F1 previously and after his first year nobody wanted to sign him, guess why... 😜
Áron Szegedi the reason no indycar driver will get to race in f1 is because gone are the years whete talent go you to f1. Bow its all about how much money do you bring. That why your seeing more international drivers in indycar because most drivers cant aford spot on top team
I only got to watch racing either live or on playback from 1999 onwards. One race that caught my attention was the 2001 Daytona 24 hours. It was the first and sadly last sports car race to be run by Dale Earnhardt, and I remember listening to commentary by Jackie Stewart on Speedvision about how a lot of drivers are very specialized and how he wished to see more of drivers going out of their comfort zones trying different things. One other reason for why there wasn't as much crossover with some cases was due to how some teams would not want to risk losing drivers in other forms of motorsport. Namely with Formula 1. At least according to Wikipedia (reliable source I know - sarcasm-) drivers like Stefan Bellof and his tragic accident at Spa 1985 were some supposed reasons, since he was also competing in F1 at the same time (even if he wasn't doing well with Tyrell. That being said, it would be something to see more drivers do this in some way. Not just from F1 to elsewhere, but dare I say Indycar and so forth. We see hints of this with the Daytona 24 hours. Even before the Weathertech series, during the Rolex Sports car series, sometimes Indycar, ex F1 and Indycar drivers took part. I can't recall which Grand Am race it was but I saw Kyle Busch climbing into a Daytona prototype with what appeared to be the same gear he'd wear at a NASCAR race (as in the At the time M&M's sponsored suit, helmet, HANS device and all). We'll see how time goes by. My pointless rambling for what it's worth. Does anyone even remember the 2001 Daytona 24 hours?
I think guys like Tony Stewart and Kyle Larson going back to tsprint cars on the NASCAR off weekends was a spring board for this mentality. People saw these big name guys going back to their roots and having fun.That was the first step in breaking the "one trick pony" show you talked about in the video...Alonso took it to the next level.
How about ken miles!?, he literraly was supposed to be the first ever racer to have a triple crown if he didn't slow down for the ford's three car photograph at the 1966 le mans 24hour race
I think Alonso might be the best driver, overall, on earth right now...Maybe ever. Anything he gets in, he wins in. Unfortunately, racing is so car dependent right now, Fernando needs to get with a winning team to win in Indy, and another F1 WDC. And, not so unfortunately, the self inflicted bridge burning he's done in his career may have put all of that in jeopardy.
great video. i value your opinions. edit: mark webber is 2/3ds of the way to the triple crown. i for one would be chuffed to see webber vs alonso at the indy 500.
I live in the states, and that's all people care(when it comes to Motorsports) I have no friends that pay attention to endurance, F1 or Indy. I also have no friends at all... but that's not the point
David, you forgot to mention how Bernie Ecclestone tried to torpedo involvement in in sportscar racing by killing off group C by lobbying changes favorable to F1, moving dates of races to conflict with Le Mans, and other shady deals to maintain F1s "superiority". Contracts also play a big role( this is why a Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, or even Fernando Alonso couldn't compete with Porsche in Le Mans, for example. These are very important parts of why F1 drivers rarely competed. And of course there is the tangible fact that Alonso has not had competitive machinery in Formula1 from 2014 onwards. Had Alonso a car to win a Monaco Grand Prix, nevermind another world championship, that (and he's more or less said this too) would be his number one focus. Do not get me wrong here. Fernando Alonso doing this is amazing for motorsports, and this is how it should be, plus with better regulations this interconnected world will become even better as a whole, with more drivers competing in the different series. But I do not think it is fair calling these other drivers one trick ponies for doing well in an environment that(at least for F1) encouraged isolation both passively and aggressively. There is also the matter of contracts and the admitted lack of competition in F1 and general incompetence by McLaren that would drive an attempt to achieve glory somewhere else(hence why it is thought that Alonso is headed to Indycar full time). This video was great but it missed those key points and some context where it was needed. I'm still rooting for Alonso to do it though. I think it's his time. And he could very well be the only one to win all the championships with Fuji being moved allowing him to be available for the Superseason and him potentially going to Indycar.
Ecclestone did the same to DTM, whispered into Jean Marie Balestre's ear to ban Group B rally, and also did the same to Tony George, so he would split from CART and form the IRL.
Also for us American racing fans, ok obviously the events that Dave mentioned are the internationally recognized Triple Crown events but for us race fans in the 50 states, the Daytona 500 IS one our Triple Crown events along with Indianapolis & the 24 hours of Daytona as well as the 12 hours of Sebring & only AJ Foyt & Mario Andretti have won those.
Other notable racing feats: Michael Schumacher winning the F1 title five years in a row. Jimmie Johnson winning NASCAR's Cup championship 5 years in a row, Bourdais winning the CART championship 4 years in a row. I think these feats are just as tough as winning the motorsports Triple Crown. As far as Triple Crown in one form of motor racing you had the NASCAR Winston Million which awarded a million dollars to any driver who could win 3 of the four crown jewel events at the time in the same season. These events included the Daytona 500, Winston 500 at Talladega, Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte & Southern 500 at Darlington. Only 2 drivers won this prize in 13 seasons & that was Bill Elliott & Jeff Gordon. NASCAR current crown jewels includes those four events but now includes the Brickyard 400 & Jimmie Johnson in 2006 is the only driver to have won three of those 5 races albeit the former spring Talladega race was swapped with the fall race so now that race would be the crown jewel race. Another NASCAR Triple Crown could be winning 3 of the 4 plate races at Daytona & Talladega in the same season, only 1 driver has done that: Dale Earnhardt in 1990 & it woulda been 4 for 4 had it not been for a last lap flat tire in the opener at Daytona. IndyCar's Triple Crown was any driver that could win all 3 500 mile races in the same season that is when there was 3 500 mile events on the schedule. Winning a 500 mile race in an IndyCar period is major BUT winning all three in the same year would be epic, this was only done one time by none other than Al Unser Sr in 1978 the year before the formation of CART. For that matter even winning 2 500's in the same year is tough in an IndyCar your who's who list of winners includes: Bobby Unser, Gordon Johncock & Rick Mears to name a few. Another tough IndyCar feat is 500 mile wins at multiple tracks at - at least 3 different layouts & this would be drivers such as Al Unser Sr, Mario Andretti, Danny Sullivan, Rick Mears, Tony Kanaan, Juan Montoya & as of late Will Power with this years win at Indy he's now won at Indy, Pocono & Fontana...
Vine Wood What makes the triple so special is that it's across 3 entirely different disciplines. 1 oval (best oval) open wheel, 1 24 hour endurance sports car race and 1 grand prix street course. All of which are very rich in history.
The Triple Crown is indicative of versatility across different series. Winning consecutive championships in a single series demonstrates consistency, not versatility.
He could become the first driver ever to be a World Champion in F1, Sportscars (WEC) & Indycars. Now that record would be something truly unique and special.
idk why I actually want to see him go boat or moto racing. Unlimited Hyroplane (essentially the F1 equivalent of boat racing) or P1 Offshore and then MotoGP.
I would like to see Alonso win the Triple Crown. Alonso is a Great Driver and his winning the T-crown would help bring back the excitement of motor sports that has been lost.
Great video, but small little fact: at 4:28 you say that this years le mans grid was one of the weakest. It was actually the one with the most cars with 60 overall.
Santiago Velo Barros no, that’s been in place since 2016. That’s because they extended the pit garages so that it could accomodate 60 cars instead of the original 56 that had been in place since 2011. But no 2018, is not the most overall because both the 2016 and 2017 events both match it in terms of grid size.
I want Alonso I've recently been watching endurance racing and f1 and I hope Alonso trys for indy in the future and is racing for the win on the last lap
Where's they hype for Montoya's journey to a Triple Crown? It's not like he's not desparate to prove he's one of the fastest drivers - his record with the Bugatti Chiron is the most recent addition I can recall.
Huge respect to Fernando Alonso! (Great upload btw!!!) I really hope Alonso goes back to Indy - and wins! (And also maybe tries the Daytona 500, that would be amazing and also i really think out of the F1 fraternity Alonso would stand the best chance). I also really hope Juan Pablo Montoya competes at Le Mans, and wins!! Hope youre well :)
Don't forget AJ Foyt! Indy 4 times and Lemans in a GT40 with Dan Gurney! Also Daytona 500. Alonso is all-time great no doubt. I believe AJFoyt Is America's greatest driver.
I agree with you! More f1 drivers would help the Indy 500 not so much in the US, but with a world wide audience. Same with LeMans. The other way around f1 drivers being successful at Indy would help the f1 in the US. Perhaps even more NASCAR drivers would come to Indy, if they could compete with Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel and the others on an oval. Indy could and should be the real race of champions! That would help the race even in the United States. Now with american owners, I hope there is a chance f1 letting a spot open for Indy, maybe even counting it for the WDC. Btw: Please ignore my bad english. It's not my native language.
Umm, what about Dan Gurney? First driver to win in Sports cars, Indy Cars, F1, and NASCAR. LeMans overall winner, with AJ Foyt, of whom it was them who started the tradition of spraying Champagne from the winner's podium. Won in F1 and IndyCars, in his own cars, in arguably one of the most dangerous era's in practically ALL forms of motorsports. Cars he built won the Indy 500 three times. Trans-Am, Can-Am winner. Owners championship in Trans-Am. First driver to wear a full-face helmet in F1. I like Alonso, because he is a bit of a throwback to the AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Al (Sr.), Bobby, and Jerry Unser, and Dan Gurney days. He just needs to build some cars of his own, and run some dirt races. Then he will be a true well rounded racer. I think Dan deserves at least a mention in this conversation. I don't see where his accomplishments can't make up for his twice runner-up positions at Indy.
Dan Gurney was a great driver who excelled in many different series. However, he didn't win Indy or Monaco or an F1 title, despite winning in virtually every series in which he competed. In fact, Gurney won the first race I ever attended (1970 Can-Am at Mosport). I was very sad to hear of his passing not long ago.
Actually, Ford's Triple Crown "Victory" isn't accurate, as it was actually Lotus who had designed the F1 and Indy 500 winning cars. And while I'm at it, their first F1 WCC was 2014, with their first win at Monaco the year before.
He already has three crowns! Won Monaco AND the championship (the same year, in fact). If he wins Indy, his Triple Crown will be more like a quadruple crown!
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I would say that alonso is responsible for the re popularization of the triple crown.
Yep hardly any F1 fan knew about triple crown
@@dougjudy5352 Because in f1 Graham hill is best known to us by his rivalry with Jim Clark.
Hope more drivers are going to try the triple crown!
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Brendon Hartley is 1/3 of the way to the triple crown.
If you really want to look that way then I would say Lewis, Vettel, Kimi, Riccardio are much more closer to the triple crown then him, inspite of being 1/3 since Monaco is the toughest to win IMO, and that has nothing do to with the skills or the track. Finding a competitive F1 car takes decades and may not even happen.
LamboWalker that’s somehow true but I disagree. Monaco has a lot to do with driving skills because to win in Monaco you’ll need pole and in a track like that drivers must be really really accurate and keep a winning pace during all gp. It’s true that nowadays just three teams are in the fight but it’s also true that good drivers stay in good teams (at least once in their career😂)
And Montoya has 2/3 kg the way...
Hartley will be lucky to finish driving F1 in 2018.
Broady Taylor, Toro should’ve kept him instead of fucking Kvyat!
This is probably your best video yet. There's so much hate for the non-stop talk of Alonso but it's 100% completely justified as he is the most interesting driver in the world at the moment. He is the hero motorsport desperately needed and we need more drivers to do the same.
Jared Round The hate on Alonso IMO was just because the hype around him was too much and even WEC Decided to move the Date of the Fuji Round only because Alonso wanted to participate full season in WEC. Alonso might be the greatest motorsport personality but he is overhyped.
In my opinion he is not over hyped, his performances in F1, Indy 500 last year easily justify the hype.
alan smith Absolutely justified. I really didn't like Alonso back in 06 and through the original McLaren years (Luis first 2 years). Was mad he landed at Ferrari and then his string of luck went south. Few seasons of that and I started to really feel bad for the guy.
Then, I realized what a very real talent he was. I hope nothing but success for the guy, the hype is absolutely justified in every way, shape & form.
@Christopher Michael - In what way is Alonso overhyped? Over-exposed maybe, but not overhyped or overrated. Nobody from the current F1 driver roster has ever done anything close to what he did with a poor Ferrari car in 2010 and 2012. He ended Ferrari and Schumi's dominance in 2005 and 2006. And he would've certainly took a third in 2007 if not for Ron Dennis' bias for Hamilton at McLaren, which ironically, lost both of his drivers the championship to Ferrari.
The Fuji round was moved, NOT because Alonso wanted them to move it, but because Toyota did not like the idea of losing their most popular driver for their own home race, and McLaren were unwilling to lose Alonso from F1 for that weekend either. So Toyota made a formal request to the FIA to change the Fuji round. It had nothing to do with what Alonso wanted, but what Toyota wanted.
Finally, Alonso is not the greatest motorsport personality. And even most of his fans would agree that he isn't. He has many faults personality-wise. But he gets attention because he is an incredible racing driver. Even fellow and former drivers, including long-time F1 pundits have said so on multiple occasions.
Dave Mitch
Funny, I remember Alonso pissing away the win at Fuji in 07 in the Mclaren. If he hadn't crashed through no fault but his own, he would have been champion. Even if he had scored just 1 point in that race...
And all that Ron Dennis favoring Hamilton bullshit is tiresome at best. You really think McLaren would pay Alonso 20 million pounds or more to have him play second fiddle?
Not to mention the fact Ron Dennis actually favored Alonso in the first half a dozen rounds including the Monaco GP where Hamilton wasn't allowed to qualify with the same fuel load as Alonso giving Alonso a 2 tenth advantage out of the box.
Lastly, Alonso didn't stop Schumacher and the Ferrari dominance. Renault did with the help of the FIA. The FIA decided to introduce the 1 set of tyres per race rule knowing the Michelins would be better than the bridgestones. There's a reason Ferrari went from practically unbeatable to 3rd best without regulations for the cars changing much.
There’s a further point we’ll see in 2019: if Alonso wins the current WEC championship he’s racing with Toyota, he’ll be 2/3rds away from another goal nobody has ever done, which is winning the Indy, WEC and F1 championships. We are dealing with something way bigger than a triple crown, but there are 6 races left on the WEC championship yet (including Le Mans 2019). I’m excited thinking about it.
Tristeroe Le Roy there wasn't a WEC championship for a long time so it would be hard for previous drivers to get that.
Lil Brick True. But let’s say Indy + F1 championships and Le Mans race. I’ll check how many drivers have been near that.
Now this is a good point ..... I agree that this is more meaningful than the "triple crown".
And who's to say he doesn't go to Indy Car full time and win a championship there. Alonso has the potential to be penned as the best all around driver by a long shot. Me being a Vettel fan can say without a doubt that Nando is the better driver.
Yeah..he wins the wec. Against one ( in Number 1) other car. Yeah that it is realy realy a very hard win...
Fernando just likes driving. Maybe he’ll run the Daytona 500 or a road course one day in NASCAR.
Randall Moye He would more likely show up and run Robopong 200 than anything NASCAR related.
Doubtful
SimRig PC27b who would’ve thought 5 years ago that he would want to run Indycar and Wec full time.
Think it would be interesting (but not remotely likely) for him to try something wayyy outside his comfort zone like the baja 100 or something. I feel like that is adequately intense and difficult race to sit amongst the triple crown races.
He said that he want to try a nascar car, could be possible
Motorsport Triple Crown:
Indy 500
24 hours of Le Mans
Monaco Grand Prix/F1 Title
American Triple Crown:
Daytona 500
Indy 500
24 hours of Daytona
Endurance Triple Crown:
24 hours of Le Mans
24 hours of Daytona
12 hours of Sebring
Andrew Romanski I'd say relace the 12h of Sebring with the 24h of the nurburgring
Id say nurburgring and spa for wec
Correct, Only Foyt & Mario have completed the American Triple Crown & on top of that they've both also won the 12 hours of Sebring...
Lucifer Sam i was about to comment that
Buddy Rice is so close tho the the U.S. one.
Forget the Indy 500, what gets me excited is the possibility of Alonso doing the full 2019 Indy season!
I’m a diehard F1 follower but right now Alonso cannot fight for a better position than seventh in a race there.
Toyota vice president said right after Lemans win they are considering entering the Indy car series too.
McLaren Toyota to Indycar in 2020?
Any source for the toyota rumor? sounds like BS to me
Youtubax *re-entering
@@crispinsugita9398 well it is. Or it is as long as there is only one class in indy or to be more specific if there are more than one Team that is allowed to win..
I know you mentioned him, but it was Hulkenberg who really kicked this whole thing off I feel. I still remember the talk around F1 at the time, and people almost in mild disbelief that it was able to happen, and then he won the damn thing too. It really seemed to puncture the bubble that is around F1 for teams and drivers (and those snotty fans who have never watched any racing besides it) and woke the whole paddock up to the possibilities of going and doing these things. I remember a lot of press questions asking other drivers when and where to may go and race, and I think this is that idea finally getting a look in. Just my two cents.
And as a Fernando diehard for years, I'm just thrilled to see him happy and winning a race or two again.
Fernando has been talking about doing racing outside of F1 since 2013 (or even earlier), you can check the interview he did with Mark Webber called "Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber | The 200 Club BBC". He also waved the starting flag in the 2014 Le Mans race and even rumors much earlier told Ferrari was could return to Le Mans with an LMP1 car after someone raced a P4/5 Competizione in the 2011 24 hours of Nurburgring.
But now that you mention Hulkenberg, I believe that if he can be lucky enough to get a top car for a couple seasons soon enough he could also become an strong candidate for the Triple Crown. He also needs to get rid of his never better than 4th place curse, but that is a different story I guess.
Ya hulkenberg is also responsible .
Did you know Porsche tried to lure Alonso to race at Lemans with them at the time they signed Hulkenberg? Ron Dennis didn’t let that happen of course.
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The triple crown of endurance racing is under looked.
Well, Alonso could also go after that. I mean, he's already tried winning the 12h of Daytona.
Fuck Sebring. Nürburgring should be a jewel instead.
Carl Grimes's Eyepatch Why fuck Sebring? Fuck Daytona if anything. 12 hours of Sebring is far more prestigious then Daytona
TakeNoPrisoners To be honest, both Sebring and Daytona are a bit shit. They're fine as the American Triple Endurance Crown. Europe should have Spa 24h, Nürburgring 24h and Le Mans. And Sebring and Daytona should be replaced by Nürburgring 24h and Bathurst 12h, they're some properly difficult events and seem better than Sebring and Daytona. That is just my opinion of course.
Sono Alright so I understand both Nürburgring and Bathurst are very famous tracks around the world. But for this reason people get caught up with a popularity contest instead of looking at the event itself and not just the track. To find the answers of what makes a sports car/endurance race more prestigious or famous you have to look at a number of factors. You have to look at the drivers that raced their, the teams, and the cars and manufacturers that raced at these events. Some of the greatest sports car drivers ever have never even raced at Nürburgring 24h or Bathurst 12h. Tom Kristensen, Derek Bell, and Jacky Ickx to name a few. Some of the greatest drivers of all time like Stirling Moss, Graham Hill, Juan Manuel Fangio, Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, and Aj Foyt have all raced and won Sebring 12hr. Neither one even competed at Nürburgring 24h or Bathurst 12h. Another big factor is how long the race has been running. Sebring 12hr first race 1952, 65 races. Nürburgring 24h first race 1970, 45 races. Bathurst 12h first race 1991, 17 races. So the actual unofficial (the Triple Crown of Motorsport is also unofficial) triple crown of endurance races is Le Mans 24hr, Sebring 12hr, and Daytona 24hrs. But if anyone of those races were to be replaced it would only be Daytona for Nürburgring 24h. There's no question the Sebring 12hrs deserves to be the second best endurance race ever.
You're seriously the best channel for motorsports coverage and opinion pieces at this point. Never stop doing what you do! 🏁🏁🏁🏁
If Juan Pablo Montoya drives Toyota Next Year and wins Le Mans would be powerful brand move for Toyota.
I think the biggest issue with the triple crown right now is that the driver pretty much needs to come from F1 since there is no other way they can win Monaco/WDC
Which makes it more challenging, as it should be
JUAN PABLO MONTOYA IS 24h away from that Triple crown
514aam 24 hours and a potential winning car.
Jacques Villeneuve
I wish the Daytona 500 still held the reputation that it used to.
Harley Gray Daytona 500 is a big deal in the states but not internationally. Win Daytona is a hell of an accomplishment 500 and 24.
Daytona 500 is nascar shit . Nobody counts that . Daytona 24h is still given respect though.
Harley the Daytona 500 IS still a big deal to win, HOW many IndyCar & F1 drivers have raced in it, many. HOW many of those have won it? I can only think of AJ Foyt & Mario Andretti.
Harley Gray plate racing makes it to much of a lottery.
Quiet Gamer Not to fans, but I'm telling You... Daytona 500 is a HUGE deal for ALL racecar drivers, not only Americans.
5:30 those silk cut jags are the most beautiful sports cars of all time
You should do a video about Sebastian Loeb, 9 time WRC champ, Dakar winner, WTCC Race Winner, Le Mans podium until this week Pikes Peak record holder and now chasing the World RallyCross championship
Loeb needs to reclaim his title back
We live in exciting times!
Who would you like to see go for the triple crown?
David Land Juan Pablo Montoya
JPM!!!!
Gibson Moncel indy 500 Daytona 500 and either or 24 hours of Daytona or the 12 hours of Sebring
Indy, Daytona, Sebring
Gibson Moncel Daytona 500, Indy 500, 24 hours of Daytona
Great video David this is one of the reasons your the best Motorsport you tuber there is. You are good at explaining how certain Motorsports work and you have made me be more enthusiastic about other motorsports besides nascar and indycar
If Alonso does the triple crown, which could happen, I'm sure he would like to go beyond the triple crown. Like what if he wins 24 of Daytona and or 24 hours of Nurburgring? Could we say he could be the best driver all around? Those races are also important
But they're within the same sport
Rodolfo Escalante, he would’ve had a much better F1 resume had he signed with the right teams!!
Dakar
Fernando "Triple Crown" Alonso
F1 championship is not considered part of the triple crown. The Crown is made up of races, not championships. Monaco , Le Mans , Indy 500. Good video otherwise.
Many people consider Monaco and the championship interchangeable
Steven Koz , all the top journalist don't consider them interchangeable. Windsor , Roebuck et al. As I said races , not championships.
burdine - I agree with you that it is the Races. The Championship was added later. And still no one has joined Graham Hill.
His Indy was a little irregular.
Totally agree
Poxyclypse you mean like alonsos 24 hour win ?
What if Alonso won Indy, Le Mans, Moncao, and the Daytona 500!?!?!?!.. Racing's quad crown? 😂😂
CDuB Socks daytona 500 is crap . Its not counted.
CDuB Socks Daytona wouldn't be in a quad crown.It is a race that has almost all of it's market in the US whereas F1,WEC and Indy 500 are larger globally.
AOR SmokingPuppy841 if Alonso ever does nascar though it definatly would bring it to a much more global stage... I mean we already had the driver swap with Jeff Gordon/Montoya and Stewart/Hamilton... but people didnt really know because it wasnt a big event like an actual race weekend is
People around the world didn't know it because F1's PR dept. freaked. Gordon and Stewart's first times in the F1 cars were almost as good as Montoya and Hamilton's times were. But the F1 drivers in the Cup cars were nowhere near close at the END of the day to the Cup drivers were in the Cup cars.
And I would say that Daytona needs some consideration, because it is one of the Crown Jewels in it's discipline, and has attracted drivers from around the world.
Alonso is a rare breed of a racing driver in this generation. A skill full driver that’s very passionate for motorsports racing. A driver who’s not a one trick pony, and let alone lives to race.
I believe if he stayed committed, he could potentially race every discipline (he nearly has already). The most versatile driver in the history of auto racing in my opinion. He's done it all.
Goosebumps man. ¡Vamos Fernando!
What’s that, Juan Pablo Montoya? You say you’re closer to winning the Triple Crown?
Well if he can get a Toyota drive he would be closer than Alonso. The Toyota seats are confirmed for the 2019 race though because of the Superseason.
wejhvabewjty Except if either Conway, Kobayashi, or Lopez is willing to lose the championship to give up his seat
Jacques Villeneuve
It’s like winning the Super Bowl, FIFA World Cup, and MLB AWorld Series
Mario Andretti nearly won a kind of quadruple crown,as he also won the 67 Daytona 500
I think I'm a potential Triple Crown winner.
I'm only three legs away from achieving the title. First of all I have to get a racing licence, then work my way up to the top of a particular field. Then win one of the races in that field, and then when the time is right move internationally to perhaps gaining a Le Mans seat, and have a crack at that, and then if someone would be polite enough to let me have a go in an IndyCar, I might just win a race at Indianapolis.
I know it's a long shot, but it is possible.
When Jimmie Johnson first did the Race Of Champions (ROC) and said he liked the idea of traveling with a helmet and race different type cars.
However, despite being a Jimmie Johnson fan, disappointed he only stuck to NASCAR, and disappointed he didn't bring a big following like Jeff Gordon.
Great video
Jenson Button said he doesn't have an interest in the crown. He doesn't want to race Indy because his friends justin wilson Dan Wheldon were killed in indycars. He doesn't feel its safe.
Indy cars are very safe and strong they were 2 freaks accidents that happen, i was at pocono when justin was killed and was devastated!
Ford has not won the triple crown as a manufacturer. As an engine supplier sure, but they sure didn't build Lotus cars for Colin Chapman.
Same deal as Mercedes, I'm sorry, building a winning powerplant is not enough to be celebrated as a triple crown accomplishment.
IndyCar engines and chassis hadn't been built by the same company in years. The Mercedes, and the earlier Chevy were the same engine, both built by Ilmor. The first time Chevy left, Mercedes ponied the money and took over with some technical assistance. So Ilmor's first job was to make new valve covers. Bada-boom. Instant Mercedes.
Kalvin Filarski Mercedes did it in the 1950's as a constructor for the first time (at least in F1)
did what?
Ford also never won Monaco or the F1 Championship. Teams with their customer engines did.
this video commenting on the drop of super star racers.... came right onthe brink of the return of the stars that f1 is creating now
Jenna Fryer disagrees
Let's just get people to tell Alonso that it only counts if you do it all in the same year. Just to see if he freaks out.
LUN4T1C That's literally impossible because Monaco and Indy are on the same day
I'm not into indy car or WEC, I'm an F1 type of guy but when I heard about alonso going for the triple crown, I switched to watch those races and possibly contemplate history being made
I feel like you missed one of the biggest reasons that the Triple Crown, both American (Indy, Daytona, and 24hr of Daytona) and International Triple Crowns is that the Indianapolis 500 was moved from memorial day to the Sunday before memorial day, making many top-level competitors have to decide between their contractually obligated series race in either Nascar (Charlotte) or Formula 1 (Monaco, almost directly barring completion of the "true" triple crown) and the Indy 500. Many drivers would not have even had it as an option due to contractual obligations. Sure, many drivers could attempt these, but in most cases it would be after their careers or during a break in the primary careers, both not being simple to do. In the past, the event could be completed alongside their normal seasons.
In my opinion (I'm from Spain) is much more respectable trying in rally as raikkonen did than the 3 crown
Completely disagree that this was one of the weakest grids in Le Mans history. I'm surprised that you believe that, David, just because there was only one credible manufacturer competing for the overall victory. Too many people are already putting an asterisk next to 2018 but they completely ignore many of Audi's wins in the 00s with no opposition or the failure of the GT1 factory teams to beat the open-top privateers in the 90s. 2018 was by no means a guaranteed victory for Toyota and they deserve plenty of credit for the 20 years of effort to finally win.
True. 1996 and 1997 were won by the open-top private Porsches even though the offical team ran the 991 GT1s, than only won in their third year, 1998. The R8-R10-R15 era was only interrupted by the Bentley win (only because Joest decided not to race to support the Bentley cars instead who had Audi engines anyways) and a bit more with the 2009 Peugeot win (though they still won 2010, and from 2011 to 2014 with the closed cockpit R18s).
Taki Inoue Did Nothing Wrong I think he meant in regards to the overall victory. The fact it was only two Toyota's
Not the weakest one, but the FARCES in history of Le Mans. FIA and ACO failed to balancing the performances (BoP) between the Factory team and the Privateers in LMP1 class. The factory outlet had advantages on the hybrid system whilst the privateer keen to do that because the system is very VERY Expensive. This is exactly same when the 2014 IMSA's merger between grand-am and ALMS where the Daytona Prototype was much faster than the ALMS's LMP2 car, It was more than 3 year that IMSA finally did the balancing the DP/DPi and the LMP2 right. This balancing thing is not an easy feet, it needs time, development, and money to make the LMP1 car right on balance.
Totally agree. I stayed up to watch the full 24 hours and I can assure you that the amount of puts overtakes, fatigue etc is all it takes to make a mistake and not even finish. Toyota were the best. They can’t do much about that though. Alonso also stepped into a team of that calibur because of his status in the motorsport world so he deserved t be in that car. All anyone has to do is google some of his overtakes during the Le Mans race and they’ll see the fine line between success and failure. Well deserved Toyota and Alonso.
Audi hadn't won before it had even started though.
I feel like Kimi has a chance for Le Mans and rallying. It may not be a triple crown but it is a diverse in terms of records
Kimi already tried NASCAR so it's not outside the realm of possibility he could do the Indy 500 after he presumably leaves Ferrari at the end of this season.
Melacome Encasa It’s all Ferrari’s fault, if they actually let him drive rather than forcing him to be Vettel’s sidekick he would have at least 2 or 3 wins in 2018.
TheIceman 2220 💯
Come on, he was average at best in Rallying. I would like to see him in Endurance, though. Specially cos that'd free a Ferrari seat for someone more talented.
I don't see Kimi at Indianapolis, but, he can do in Le Mans, rally? He raced WRC in 2010 and 11, Toyota offered him to try the Toyota Yaris WRC car. Maybe he can win "Kimi triple crown" Rally Montecarlo, Monaco GP and Le Mans.
Great vid, and no negativity in it at all ;) seen so much negativity on other channels :( . We need more drivers like Alonso, but not only from F1 but also to F1 and that's something that the big bosses of those races need to overcome and just let the drivers decide for themselves what they wanna do.
Button doesn't want to do the Indy 500.
How?
Exactly.
Great video David! I would say "as always" but this video you've put in a ton of work in and it is noticeable! Great work.
I certainly hope Alonso gives it a try. I wish F1 would be more amenable to some one and done type rides, just as Alonso did in the 2017 500. It would be good for F1 in the states. I recall when Andretti's F1 championship year occurred... it was the only year I can recall when F1 got some real publicity in the states. It would be good for American racing too.
Good job on the video!
Its a pity Jacques Villeneuve never won at Monaco (best was 4th). His 1997 F1 Driver Championship, 1995 Indy 500 win and 2008 Le Mans 2nd place isn't quite there.
Not only that, but he also holds the win at the World Resistance Championship, so now if he wins at the Indycar series, he would also be the first to win a F1, Indycar and WRC season
You hit the nail on the head noting how the big fat paychecks keep the top drivers held and isolated within each section of motor sport.
Until recently you were not allowed to race in F1 without and exclusion contract that tied you in.
It was only when Bernie Eccleson lost control of F1 that Alonso was able to negotiate permission to race outside of his F1 contract.
Even to this day Bernie has stated that if he was still in charge he wouldn't have allowed it to happen.
I expect Alonso to do the Indy 500 again. Maybe in a couple years.
*"Hulkenberg is Rosberg"*
-Jacques Villeneuve, 1994 indy 500 and 1997 F1 champion
95 Indy 500, 95 Cart Champion, 97 World Driving Champion. I think only Mario Andretti has done that
@@edwardlazich1140 this was not exclusive to Hulkenberg tho, as a lot of F1 driver are excluded themselves from Indy. And DTS fans would hardly care of Mario Andretti...
I’ll be at that guy. Back in the Hill days it doesn’t really mean anything. The amount of Race days in a season were smaller. Graham Hill is a legendary man I’m not saying he’s bad, he did carve motorsports to what it is today. It’s harder these days cause race seasons are longer and not as diverse. I can’t really explain in better detail but you just know it’s not the same as the 60’s.
mark donahue's Indy 500 winning 1972 car was gorgeous!
Graham Hill has the Quadruple Crown: Monaco (5), Indy 500 (1), World Drivers' Championship (2), Le Mans (1). It's been 6 years since Alonso was at Indy, probably not in the cards.
Alonso has also said he's interested in doing the Dakar Rally some day too! :) He'll drive anything you put in front of him!
Guys some correction....
1.: There is only F1 Monaco GP and the championship title doesn’t count here...
2.: In LeMans only overall victory matters... So for example if you win Lmp2 but you finish 8th overall than, it’s not a LeMans win, it’s just a category win, so it’s not part of the tripple crown.... The same goes for GT cars.
And btw i don’t think that any current indycar driver could ever win in monaco, simply because they should win F2 or stg like that to even get into F1, and then spend some more years in a midfield team to get to a top car, when they could fight for it.. So they are simply to old for that... Just think about it... Every one, who was in F1 and have won indy500 was first in F1 and went to America and not the other way around....
Also Stevens... Yeah, he won indy500 but he was in F1 previously and after his first year nobody wanted to sign him, guess why... 😜
Áron Szegedi the reason no indycar driver will get to race in f1 is because gone are the years whete talent go you to f1. Bow its all about how much money do you bring. That why your seeing more international drivers in indycar because most drivers cant aford spot on top team
"Everyone who was in F1 and won the Indy 500 was first in F1 and went to America and not the other way around".
Jacques Villeneuve would disagree.
Ok, sorry, true, Villeneuve went to F1 after Indy... But it was also in the 90's, so not yesterday :D
If they have the so called "super liscence" they can go to f1, they do not have to win f2
Yeah... But which team will employ someone, who does nothing to do with F1, except he was driving a single seater car pretty well in the US???
I only got to watch racing either live or on playback from 1999 onwards. One race that caught my attention was the 2001 Daytona 24 hours.
It was the first and sadly last sports car race to be run by Dale Earnhardt, and I remember listening to commentary by Jackie Stewart on Speedvision about how a lot of drivers are very specialized and how he wished to see more of drivers going out of their comfort zones trying different things.
One other reason for why there wasn't as much crossover with some cases was due to how some teams would not want to risk losing drivers in other forms of motorsport. Namely with Formula 1.
At least according to Wikipedia (reliable source I know - sarcasm-) drivers like Stefan Bellof and his tragic accident at Spa 1985 were some supposed reasons, since he was also competing in F1 at the same time (even if he wasn't doing well with Tyrell. That being said, it would be something to see more drivers do this in some way.
Not just from F1 to elsewhere, but dare I say Indycar and so forth.
We see hints of this with the Daytona 24 hours. Even before the Weathertech series, during the Rolex Sports car series, sometimes Indycar, ex F1 and Indycar drivers took part.
I can't recall which Grand Am race it was but I saw Kyle Busch climbing into a Daytona prototype with what appeared to be the same gear he'd wear at a NASCAR race (as in the At the time M&M's sponsored suit, helmet, HANS device and all). We'll see how time goes by.
My pointless rambling for what it's worth.
Does anyone even remember the 2001 Daytona 24 hours?
I think guys like Tony Stewart and Kyle Larson going back to tsprint cars on the NASCAR off weekends was a spring board for this mentality. People saw these big name guys going back to their roots and having fun.That was the first step in breaking the "one trick pony" show you talked about in the video...Alonso took it to the next level.
stewart to fat and old too many of those subways, and burger king, you eat unnatural food you deserve to suffer!
dominick virgilio “you deserve to suffer” what the hell did john douglas even do damn.
How about ken miles!?, he literraly was supposed to be the first ever racer to have a triple crown if he didn't slow down for the ford's three car photograph at the 1966 le mans 24hour race
Well said
All great points very well made
Excellent video
I feel like there needs to be a quad crown with the bathurst 1000 maybe im biased as a aussie but its a incredibly hard race to win.
I think Alonso might be the best driver, overall, on earth right now...Maybe ever. Anything he gets in, he wins in. Unfortunately, racing is so car dependent right now, Fernando needs to get with a winning team to win in Indy, and another F1 WDC. And, not so unfortunately, the self inflicted bridge burning he's done in his career may have put all of that in jeopardy.
Thanks for this video respect for alonso because he actually keeps the great names of legendss record breakers of the past cool triple crown loreee
Great video, thanks!!!
Very well said David.
Jp montoya is close too, with Monaco and Indy already and he’s got class wins at lm
great video. i value your opinions.
edit: mark webber is 2/3ds of the way to the triple crown. i for one would be chuffed to see webber vs alonso at the indy 500.
Boy I hope he goes for it again next year.
Now Alonso also has in his possession the Daytona 500 trophy too, outsanding driver
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I live in the states, and that's all people care(when it comes to Motorsports) I have no friends that pay attention to endurance, F1 or Indy. I also have no friends at all... but that's not the point
Joe Neufeldt Yeah I love rally but F1 not so much.
Espero que Alonso tente novamente a Indy 500!
David, you forgot to mention how Bernie Ecclestone tried to torpedo involvement in in sportscar racing by killing off group C by lobbying changes favorable to F1, moving dates of races to conflict with Le Mans, and other shady deals to maintain F1s "superiority". Contracts also play a big role( this is why a Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel, or even Fernando Alonso couldn't compete with Porsche in Le Mans, for example. These are very important parts of why F1 drivers rarely competed.
And of course there is the tangible fact that Alonso has not had competitive machinery in Formula1 from 2014 onwards. Had Alonso a car to win a Monaco Grand Prix, nevermind another world championship, that (and he's more or less said this too) would be his number one focus.
Do not get me wrong here. Fernando Alonso doing this is amazing for motorsports, and this is how it should be, plus with better regulations this interconnected world will become even better as a whole, with more drivers competing in the different series. But I do not think it is fair calling these other drivers one trick ponies for doing well in an environment that(at least for F1) encouraged isolation both passively and aggressively. There is also the matter of contracts and the admitted lack of competition in F1 and general incompetence by McLaren that would drive an attempt to achieve glory somewhere else(hence why it is thought that Alonso is headed to Indycar full time).
This video was great but it missed those key points and some context where it was needed.
I'm still rooting for Alonso to do it though. I think it's his time. And he could very well be the only one to win all the championships with Fuji being moved allowing him to be available for the Superseason and him potentially going to Indycar.
Ecclestone did the same to DTM, whispered into Jean Marie Balestre's ear to ban Group B rally, and also did the same to Tony George, so he would split from CART and form the IRL.
Also for us American racing fans, ok obviously the events that Dave mentioned are the internationally recognized Triple Crown events but for us race fans in the 50 states, the Daytona 500 IS one our Triple Crown events along with Indianapolis & the 24 hours of Daytona as well as the 12 hours of Sebring & only AJ Foyt & Mario Andretti have won those.
Vine Wood No. The Daytona 500 is beneath this other races.
JMG Your grammar is beneath this other people.
If I Had A DREAM TEAM OF RACERS, Alonso will definitely be on my team!!!
Other notable racing feats: Michael Schumacher winning the F1 title five years in a row. Jimmie Johnson winning NASCAR's Cup championship 5 years in a row, Bourdais winning the CART championship 4 years in a row. I think these feats are just as tough as winning the motorsports Triple Crown. As far as Triple Crown in one form of motor racing you had the NASCAR Winston Million which awarded a million dollars to any driver who could win 3 of the four crown jewel events at the time in the same season. These events included the Daytona 500, Winston 500 at Talladega, Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte & Southern 500 at Darlington. Only 2 drivers won this prize in 13 seasons & that was Bill Elliott & Jeff Gordon. NASCAR current crown jewels includes those four events but now includes the Brickyard 400 & Jimmie Johnson in 2006 is the only driver to have won three of those 5 races albeit the former spring Talladega race was swapped with the fall race so now that race would be the crown jewel race. Another NASCAR Triple Crown could be winning 3 of the 4 plate races at Daytona & Talladega in the same season, only 1 driver has done that: Dale Earnhardt in 1990 & it woulda been 4 for 4 had it not been for a last lap flat tire in the opener at Daytona. IndyCar's Triple Crown was any driver that could win all 3 500 mile races in the same season that is when there was 3 500 mile events on the schedule. Winning a 500 mile race in an IndyCar period is major BUT winning all three in the same year would be epic, this was only done one time by none other than Al Unser Sr in 1978 the year before the formation of CART. For that matter even winning 2 500's in the same year is tough in an IndyCar your who's who list of winners includes: Bobby Unser, Gordon Johncock & Rick Mears to name a few. Another tough IndyCar feat is 500 mile wins at multiple tracks at - at least 3 different layouts & this would be drivers such as Al Unser Sr, Mario Andretti, Danny Sullivan, Rick Mears, Tony Kanaan, Juan Montoya & as of late Will Power with this years win at Indy he's now won at Indy, Pocono & Fontana...
Vine Wood What makes the triple so special is that it's across 3 entirely different disciplines. 1 oval (best oval) open wheel, 1 24 hour endurance sports car race and 1 grand prix street course.
All of which are very rich in history.
The Triple Crown is indicative of versatility across different series. Winning consecutive championships in a single series demonstrates consistency, not versatility.
He could become the first driver ever to be a World Champion in F1, Sportscars (WEC) & Indycars. Now that record would be something truly unique and special.
The annoying thing about it is you have to be a F1 driver to win it as you can’t just get a competitive F1 car.
Alonso is horse racing?
Pixel next up the tour de france
Who know after he's retired. He had an intrest of buying a cycling team at some point. So he might as team owner :p
idk why I actually want to see him go boat or moto racing. Unlimited Hyroplane (essentially the F1 equivalent of boat racing) or P1 Offshore and then MotoGP.
I paid serious attention on Le Mans even though veteran Le Mans fans grieve on the absence of Porsche and Audi. All because of Alonso
I would like to see Alonso win the Triple Crown. Alonso is a Great Driver and his winning the T-crown would help bring back the excitement of motor sports that has been lost.
Ugh, I had a blast at Indy, but if Nando goes back next year I gotta convince someone to take me AGAIN
I would say Mario had the triple. . . Daytona 500, Indy 500 and F1 World Drivers Championship. Only guy to do that.
No one speaks about 24 of Nürburgring Nordschleife👈 this is the Hardest Race !
If you want to talk about a diverse career Alan Jones went from Formula 1 to Australian Touring cars.
I am pretty sure that mercedes won their first f1 championship with Fangio in the 1950's
You are correct in 1954 and 1955 with Fangio and Moss as the two regular. drivers.
Great video, but small little fact: at 4:28 you say that this years le mans grid was one of the weakest. It was actually the one with the most cars with 60 overall.
Quantity doesn't equal quality
David Land well yeah
Santiago Velo Barros no, that’s been in place since 2016. That’s because they extended the pit garages so that it could accomodate 60 cars instead of the original 56 that had been in place since 2011. But no 2018, is not the most overall because both the 2016 and 2017 events both match it in terms of grid size.
60 cars last year and and a stronger grid
Because Porsche and Audi left.
What about the Daytona 500 why isn't it on the list
I want Alonso I've recently been watching endurance racing and f1 and I hope Alonso trys for indy in the future and is racing for the win on the last lap
Looks like he’s probably gonna be heading to Indy next year after announcing his departure from Formula 1 next season.
Where's they hype for Montoya's journey to a Triple Crown? It's not like he's not desparate to prove he's one of the fastest drivers - his record with the Bugatti Chiron is the most recent addition I can recall.
Huge respect to Fernando Alonso! (Great upload btw!!!) I really hope Alonso goes back to Indy - and wins! (And also maybe tries the Daytona 500, that would be amazing and also i really think out of the F1 fraternity Alonso would stand the best chance).
I also really hope Juan Pablo Montoya competes at Le Mans, and wins!!
Hope youre well :)
Make it a quadruple crown with a WRC win at the rally of Finland... add the Isle of Man TT for total god status.
3:52 Alfonso looks like Tony Montana
Don't forget AJ Foyt! Indy 4 times and Lemans in a GT40 with Dan Gurney! Also Daytona 500. Alonso is all-time great no doubt. I believe AJFoyt Is America's greatest driver.
I agree with you!
More f1 drivers would help the Indy 500 not so much in the US, but with a world wide audience.
Same with LeMans.
The other way around f1 drivers being successful at Indy would help the f1 in the US. Perhaps even more NASCAR drivers would come to Indy, if they could compete with Alonso, Hamilton, Vettel and the others on an oval. Indy could and should be the real race of champions! That would help the race even in the United States.
Now with american owners, I hope there is a chance f1 letting a spot open for Indy, maybe even counting it for the WDC.
Btw: Please ignore my bad english. It's not my native language.
Umm, what about Dan Gurney? First driver to win in Sports cars, Indy Cars, F1, and NASCAR. LeMans overall winner, with AJ Foyt, of whom it was them who started the tradition of spraying Champagne from the winner's podium. Won in F1 and IndyCars, in his own cars, in arguably one of the most dangerous era's in practically ALL forms of motorsports. Cars he built won the Indy 500 three times. Trans-Am, Can-Am winner. Owners championship in Trans-Am. First driver to wear a full-face helmet in F1. I like Alonso, because he is a bit of a throwback to the AJ Foyt, Mario Andretti, Parnelli Jones, Al (Sr.), Bobby, and Jerry Unser, and Dan Gurney days. He just needs to build some cars of his own, and run some dirt races. Then he will be a true well rounded racer.
I think Dan deserves at least a mention in this conversation. I don't see where his accomplishments can't make up for his twice runner-up positions at Indy.
Dan Gurney was a great driver who excelled in many different series. However, he didn't win Indy or Monaco or an F1 title, despite winning in virtually every series in which he competed. In fact, Gurney won the first race I ever attended (1970 Can-Am at Mosport). I was very sad to hear of his passing not long ago.
Do you think Honda will support him again in Indy next year .... I doubt it.
Actually, Ford's Triple Crown "Victory" isn't accurate, as it was actually Lotus who had designed the F1 and Indy 500 winning cars. And while I'm at it, their first F1 WCC was 2014, with their first win at Monaco the year before.
Poor guy had his first Indy shot in the bag, until the engine took a shit in the Mclaren.... unheard of, I know
Is there a Quadriple Crown
Like this:
Le Mans + Indy Car + Formula 1 + NASCAR or maybe WRC
NO.
He already has three crowns! Won Monaco AND the championship (the same year, in fact). If he wins Indy, his Triple Crown will be more like a quadruple crown!
Have high hopes for Crashtappen on the triple crown despite his love for crashing.