Jenson Button has wished Fernando Alonso good luck ahead of his maiden Indianapolis 500 test outing, as the former F1 world champion gears up his return as stand-in for Alonso at the Monaco Gran🐷d Prix.

After Alonso made shockwaves across the motorsport world ♕by announcing he would sk꧃ip the Monaco Grand Prix in order to take on the Indy 500 race, his former McLaren team-mate Button has been confirmed as his replacement for the Monaco race.

Button, 🦄who is on a one-year sabbatical from F1, has given his support to the two-time F1 world champion stating: "Good luck, stay safe and win - what else is there to 🐲do?"

The British driver also says he hopes to secure 'lots of juicy points' for McLaren-Honda at Monaco alongside Stoffel🍌 Vandoorne.

The Woking-based team has failed to secure a top ten finish so f❀ar in 2017, while the team has technically only reached the chequered f🔯lag on just two occasions in the opening four rounds.

Alonso is enjoying his maiden Indy 500 test at the iconic American oval 💖circuitꦓ today (3rd May), before returning to Europe for the Spanish Grand Prix.

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