Alex Palou remains Indycar-Titan: Formula 1 waves!

Alex Palou remains Indycar-Titan: Formula 1 waves!

Indianapolis, USA - Alex Palou, the three -time master of Indycar Series and winner of the prestigious Indianapolis 500, has recently made it clear that Formula 1 is currently not an issue for him. Despite his extensive success in the Indycar, where he has already won 16 races, he sees no reason to shift his career to the premier class of motorsport. Palou expressed that he continued to pursue Formula 1 as a spectator, but has no interest in a change that could be associated with legal complications. This is not surprising after he intended to change from Chip Ganassi Racing in 2022, which resulted in a number of legal disputes, since Ganassi claimed a valid contract with Palou. Despite these uncertainties, Palou continued for Ganassi and took the opportunity to demonstrate his skills in the Formula 1 car during tests for McLaren, but without a firm obligation.

For the 2024 season, Palou plans to withdraw from his commitment to McLaren. He emphasizes that he sees the Indycar as his home and his preferred competitive environment. "I want to drive for victories and not waste time with a team that cannot win," said Palou and made it clear that his priority is on a successful career in the Indycar, where he drives in an outstanding team.

emotional victory and national recognition

Palous emotional victory at the Indianapolis 500 focused on, whereby he felt particularly connected to his teammates and family. Despite his historical performance as the first Spanish driver who wins this important race, he criticized the poor media reporting in Spain about his success. Possible reception by the King of Spain was in the room, but Palou doubted that this would actually come about. Compared to the celebrations of Marcus Ericsson in Sweden after his Indy 500 victory, Palou said that winning races means more than the associated fame.

In his approach to the victory, Palou thanked his team and promised to continue to show strong performance. He will receive a check for $ 3.8 million for his victory at the Indianapolis 500 and has already emphasized that he would like to continue racing in the IndyCar series.

future prospects and questions about Formula 1

Although Palou has an exit clause in his contract with Chip Ganassi, which would give him the change to a Formula 1 team, there has been no conversations with F1 teams lately. Ganassi was confident that Palou was able to keep in the team in the long term and rejected the speculation of the Formula 1 media about possible changes in Palous career. In view of the limited coveted seats in Formula 1 and the question of whether it makes sense to give up your currently successful engagement in the Indycar, it seems questionable whether Palou will ever take the step into Formula 1.

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