Issue 252 of Motorsport Monday is out now â€“ Alonso backlash

Issue 252 of our free weekly magazine, Motorsport Monday, is online now and packed full of great content – click here or the link below to start reading.

We all know about Fernando Alonso and his quest to win the famed Triple Crown of Motorsport. So, why is this big news again? Well, the FIA has agreed to move the WEC Fuji race in October back a week to ensure the F1 star car race in Japan and not clash with his McLaren F1 commitments. Simply, Daniel Lloyd asks, is a driver bigger than a championship? The backlash against the Spaniard has not been kind…!

Also this week, Jerry Williams previews next week's Swedish Grand Prix or Rally Sweden to the rest of us. Held on predominantly icy roads lined with high snow banks, Rally Sweden is totally unique in the WRC calendar as the only true winter rally. Will JML take a secondly consecutive snow win for the new Yaris or will Oggi take a second 2018 win on the trot..?

Plus, starting this week, we take an in-depth look at the Verizon IndyCar Series. With the introduction of the new standardised aero-kit, what does it hold for North America's premier open wheel series? In part one of our analysis, Motorsport Monday asks IndyCar five big questions and you may well be surprised by some of their answers…