Clark Wade/IndyStar
INDIANAPOLIS — What he wanted was to let it loose, but they wouldn't let him. Not right away. In order to complete Indianapolis 500 rookie orientation, Fernando Alonso had to pass through three phases of increasing speeds (205-210 mph, 210-215 and 215-plus).
It only took him and hour to breeze through all three phases, but when he was asked how it felt to drive an Indy car more than 200 mph for the first time in his life, he said, "It was fun, but now we start the real deal.