“The US has a new, favourite F1 driver”

Autosport’s legendary Fifth Columnist, Nigel Roebuck, reports from Indianapolis, via FaceTime, in the aftermath of Alonso-mania. Fernando didn’t win the 500 at his first attempt: an historic victory eventually went to Fernando’s Andretti team-mate, the excellent Takuma Sato. Fernando came very near to holding the Borg-Warner Trophy, however - and Nigel, the world’s foremost motor racing commentator and historian, was there, following him all the way