IndyCar: Fernando Alonso with RACER 

Ask those Lew Lew fans who have it out for me.

Youtubax Robin will remain cheerful until you ask him about NASCAR, then his carmudegon side appears. I love those rants also. Miller was with the Indianapolis Star back when they invented the printing press. BTW do you play a Tubax?

As he should be amigo.

iNDY CAR WILL FUCKING NEVER BE SECOND FIDDLE TO THAT SHIT SERIES NASSHIT!

Why others like him is because he's absolutely genuine. He wears his heart on his sleeve and his love for motorsport is deeper than the pacific. Also in my opinion his interviewing skills are in another league.

Yeah, I guess I've been overrun in general w too much pregame and commercials over past 2yrs is gotten out of hand. Also, I agree he has knowledge and good interview skills. I think there was a few situations years ago where he way overstepped..I'll have to recall what it was, but it reminded me of that dickhead Ted on BBC going around trolling drivers&staff for attention

I agree (same background here). He seems genuinely interested in Fred's F1 perspective on IndyCar. Hopefully he will try again, even though he's back with Renault now. You know he wants that triple crown.

He was such a great man. Shame we lost him this year. RIP

Robin was the best.

He seems like that one guys at the track that everybody is friends with because he will talk your ear off about anything racing.

True :)

I always was, and still am, disappointed that Alonso could only win two world titles though he deserved at least 2 more titles. It's also anguishing to see his younger rivals Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton wrap up multiple titles while Alonso languishes at the back of the field. I hope he wins more world titles in F1, but if he pulls this Indy 500 off, that would partly make up for the absence of those world titles - he'll become an all-time great by having statistics to back up his already well known talent...

Agreed. He definitely should have had two more titles under his belt by now. Alonso AND Montoya at this year's Indy! It's almost too good to be true.

praveen titus I agree. He's just had so much bad luck. He definitely deserves more titles than both Hamilton and Vettel.

Just add Max Verstappen to the mix too!

+praveen titus get Raikkonen and we can have another "f***ing f***ing Raikkonen, what a f***ing idiot!" moment :D

Robert Blake Welcome to Robin Miller

He's a legend in his own right.

Was about to say the same. Donno if its his style or he just really likes fernando. I have no problem giving a mate a good hug but some bloke i never met before being that grabby would be a bit weird.

J Biafra He's the same Robin in every interview lol. Does that stuff to everyone.

Lol you had to bring Hamilton here hmm ? The only way to compare two drivers is when they are team mates! In 2007 Alonso, 2x world champion couldn't beat Hamilton the rookie !!!

Toms River he had to beat Hamiltion and McLaren. One man against everyone in his team. As I say where was he 2009-2013. Fernando took the challenge to an all dominate Red Bull team in an awful set of Ferraris.

Stewart Grindlay I agree with that, Hamiltons mclaren was way faster than alonso's ferrari in each of those years and in 2012 the mclaren was quicker than the all conquering red bull.. and yet Hamilton was nowhere.

wizkid01 I don’t know if you remember but Hamilton had about 3 retirements from the lead in 2012. You can also say he had the best car that year but don’t mention Canada where he wins the race and his teammate, a fellow world champion finishes something like 12th and is lapped. Alonso is a fantastic driver, you don’t need to hate on Hamilton to believe that.

Verdade! Melhor piloto desde Senna, é Fernando Alonso

Yes, Fernando will need to lead a substantial number of laps in his first Indy to accomplish what she did.

SabuPtolemy so true. Lol. I hated him when he was at Renault. I guess winners all ways seem arragont. now's he's in a shit car I find him quiet funny

SabuPtolemy I feel bad for him. he must of been promised alot from McLaren. they probably said "the car will be good soon, give it time". he must be so fed up. knowing he drives the wheels of any car. and to leave Ferrari and see them on an upward curve. What bad luck

How can you honestly feel bad for anybody making 30 million Euros per year in salary,not to mention all the outside income? So he's driven a crap car for the last three years. Give me a tissue to wipe away my tears. He is one of the best drivers on the planet and holds two F1 World Championships. Better pass me the whole box of tissues.

Larry Smith well, I can't really reply to that! that's a justified perspective, but you could say that about anyone who has been gifted with riches like most sport stars who have gone to the top of their game. you can say you dont give a damn about any of them. But if you looked at it in context he's a good f1 driver, in my opinion and he drives a crap car. But hey who cares about anyone who's well off. fuck them all aye?

2012 grosjean would have been fun at Indy

was a weird statement because Ive noticed the opposite the last decade or so.

He's definitely not wrong. The most elite road guys tend to love the ovals, while the most elite oval guys take a lot more time to develop their road racing skills. Nigel Mansell and Emerson Fittipaldi (as mentioned), JPM, Scott Dixon, etc. are all examples of genuine world class road racers who became very successful on the ovals.

+Brandon Ryan did Alex Rossi do many ovals before his indy500 win?

No offense to Rossi, but he got extremely lucky on a fuel strategy. JPM couldn't hang with the NASCAR boys at oval racing but I know that's a completely different beast. But it was a weird statement, becasue while there are less examples for Oval -> Road they can be found. The elite of the elite drivers can usually drive anything. I think he just said it to try and boost Alonso's confidence

Rossi wasn't going to win on flat out pace, but if I remember correctly he was running around tenth on pace earlier on in the race. Also, he looked as if he could win Pocono later in the year. As far as JPM and NASCAR, I don't think there's anyway to compare to two. NASCAR is racing big bulky cars and IndyCar and F1 are racing specifically designed sleek racing machines.

Kalsonic 35 is young by indy standards.

Thats just how robin miller talks

Hes on NBC sports network

Ah, okay - good. But they never do the 500 - usually ABC. Unless, they have the rights now?

unfortunately no. We are stuck with ABC. NBCSN does broadcast Carb Day the Friday of the 500 weekend.

Copy that - no Robin. Well, I'll be watching if I'm not going. Should be interesting.

@JASON D With Fernando's luck, I'm guessing that McLaren will dominate the weekend, first line on the grid with pole and victory for Button (in his car), second for Bottas (in the car he wanted to grab... I mean... drive this year) and Vettel third (in the car he could be driving, but rejected). And Vandoorne, having been involved in a first lap incident and crossed the line dead last, will put McLaren's overwhelming dominance to good use in a impressive recovery to finish fourth. Meanwhile, in Indianapolis, Alonso's engine will die, in a puff of smoke, on the way to the grid. Then McLaren will be back to "normality" for the remaining of the season and will not score any points again. Best driver in F1 for more than one decade and one of the greatest ever, 3 titles lost by a aggregate of 8 points and only 2 crowns to show after 15 years of F1, the only other case that I can remember of such contrast between talent and results, it is Sir Stirling Moss, who should be, at least, triple champion and doesn't have any title with his name on it.

HAHAHA I agree. There are too many other factors involved to say one driver is the best but he is defiantly in the top 3. Its really hard to watch such a great talent wasting away at McLaren. But come on two McLarens finishing a race, that is really a stretch. I know it would be considered a demotion but I would rather they let him stay in the Indy series for the rest of the season. At least then his talent wouldn't be going to waste. But like you said with his luck McLaren would then all of a sudden be on top.

A REAL DIE HARD INDY GUY JUST LIKE ME ALONG WITH W0o and big block modifieds!

road courses have become a lottery when the caution comes out