By alley - May 4, 2017, 11:28 AM ET

Podcast: Indycar Extra - Alonso's Indy 500 test

Marshall Pruett and Robin Miller discuss Fernando Alonso's impressive debut on the IMS oval and follow with interviews including Andretti Autosport COO Rob Edwards, Alonso's race engineer Eric Bretzman, 2003 Indy 500 winner Gil de Ferran who serves as Fernando's driver coach, and we close with Alonso's post-test press conference audio.

In this week's edition of The Week in IndyCar News, Marshall and Robin rip through the Verizon IndyCar Series snoozer in Phoenix (

don't miss Robin's take

), look at the positives and negatives for various drivers in the race, discuss the one-day Gateway oval test, IndyCar's bizarre media invitation for Fernando Alonso's IMS test, talk

Spencer Pigot

and his chances for the Indy 500, say farewell to Indy car legend

Joe Leonard

, and spare a thought for cancer-fighting

John Andretti

.