Summary

  • Alonso out as engine blows, former F1 driver Takuma Sato wins

  • Scott Dixon and Jay Howard survive huge crash as Dixon's car launched upwards and into wall

  • Vettel wins in Monaco, Raikkonen 2nd, Ricciardo 3rd, Hamilton 7th

  • Vettel takes lead from Raikkonen after pit stops - suspected team orders

  • Indy 500 video highlights to come later

Live Reporting

Gary Rose and Libby Dawes

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    Helles Mammut: Alonso can't escape the Honda curse, even when the tries to flee F1 and races in the Indy 500...

  4. Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer in Monaco

    Alonso gets a standing ovation from some in the crowd as he climbs out and waves. He's done a great

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    Mr T: Not the first time Alonso has been let down by a Honda engine - lovely cheer from the crowd though

  6. Huge cheer as Fernando Alonso climbs out of his car. I am absolutely gutted for him. He had the fastest average lap time in the race. Alonso gave it absolutely everything.

  8. Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    Would you believe it? Alonso's engine blows. Ironic, to say the least

  9. Alonso out!

    Oh no!!!!

    There's smoke coming out of Fernando Alonso's engine! He's out of the Indy 500.

    The irony that a Honda engine is his undoing.

  10. Now Takuma Sato is flying! He catches Ed Jones' draft and sails into second.

  11. Fernando Alonsois up to seventh. He really needs to start passing more cars and quickly. He tries a move on the outside of JR Hildebrand but has to back out.

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  12. Ed Jones and Helio Castroneves are side-by-side at 218mph. Frightening! Jones, a rookie, keeps his cool to squeeze through into second.

  13. Helio Castroneves is up to second. That's a wealth of experience looming ominously behind Max Chilton...

  14. Max Chilton stays out in front at the restart. The Briton is leading the Indy 500 with 28 laps to go.

    Fernando Alonso has dropped back to ninth.

  16. Go! Go! Go!

    Green flag, 29 laps remaining.

    Here we go.

  18. Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer in Bahrain

    Alonso needs a good restart (unlike the last one) and then will need to work some moves if he is going to win.

  19. Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, is seventh. This is going to be a fascinating race to the finish now.

  20. Pit road is open and several drivers head in, race leader James Davison.

    Max Chilton manage to get his stop in just before the yellow flag. He's back in the lead and should be able to get to the end of the race without stopping again.

    He'll be running on fumes by the end, much like Alexander Rossi was last year when he coasted to victory...