F1 champion Fernando Alonso and NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson will stage a car swap a day after the season ending F1 race in Abu Dhabi. The swap will happen at the Bahrain International Circuit on Nov. 26
The event was teased four months ago by the drivers on their respective Twitter accounts. Friday the event was confirmed on the same channels.
Former F1 champion Juan Pablo Montoya and retired NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon swapped cars at Indy in 2009, and reigning F1 champion Lewis Hamilton and retired NASCAR’s Tony Stewart did the same at Watkins Glen in 2011.
#JJxALO@JimmieJohnson pic.twitter.com/s8LwPyXURT
— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) November 2, 2018
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Greg was a writer for DriveTribe supporting Amazon's The Grand Tour and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, and a Masters degree in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek and a regular contributor to Forbes.
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