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Alonso to drive NASCAR in Bahrain car swap

Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso will drive Jimmie Johnson's Chevrolet Camaro NASCAR as part of a car swap in Bahrain later this month. The swap will see Johnson in turn climb into Alonso's McLaren, though testing regulations will prevent the use of a current spec machine. Both Alonso and Johnson have been using social media to release teaser videos over recent weeks suggesting at a collaboration. In the latest video, the pair simultaneously ask 'will you let me drive your car?' Speaking to reporters in Texas, Johnson said he and Alonso had met in Charlotte during a media conference in January. “We met there, traded up numbers, stayed in touch,' Johnson said. ‘Hey, we ought to trade...
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