🗣️ 'It was tough because everyone wanted to talk to me about the same thing' Alex Palou opens up about his contractual dispute with Ganassi in IndyCar and his possible F1 future with McLaren ⬇️
Three days after the conclusion of the IndyCar season, Ganassi confirmed that its 2021 championship-winner would remain on board for 2023. However, this only came after a torrid legal battle through the summer, after Palou embarked on discussions to joinThe Spanish ace has now tested a McLaren F1 car on three occasions – the 2021 MCL35M at Circuit de Catalunya and the Red Bull Ring, and then the 2022 MCL36 in free practice for the United States Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas.
“We're still at Ganassi in 2023 and I've tested an F1 car three times. Every driver wants to get into an F1 car at least once. I got to enjoy a bit of both worlds.”Asked if he knew that the situation would be resolved before he dominated the IndyCar finale at Laguna Seca, he said: “No, it wasn't agreed. At the last race it wasn't closed yet, that's 100% real. It wasn't until two days later when everything was agreed, signed and everybody was happy.
“There wasn't a moment that changed everything, but we were putting ourselves in each other's shoes and understanding each other,” he said. “We talked a lot, especially in the last race at Laguna Seca, and there I knew it was going to be solved. I didn't know if it would be in one day or two weeks, but I knew it would be solved.
“It was clear to me that it couldn't happen and that I was going to be racing,” he said. “I knew I couldn't be left without racing. So there was no such thing as someone not letting me race in IndyCar.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Palou opens up on Ganassi IndyCar controversy, F1 ambitionsAlex Palou has talked candidly about his “tough season” in IndyCar, embroiled in a contractual dispute with Chip Ganassi Racing while trying to ensure his Formula 1 hopes come to fruition.
Read more »
Bernhard: DTM under ADAC will be stronger, like IndyCar post-splitWill the DTM be better next year without direct competition from the ADAC GT Masters series? Timo_Bernhard is among the current team bosses who believe so, and points to the uplift seen by IndyCar after its 'split' was ended in 2008⏬
Read more »
Alex Ovechkin joins elite company with 800th career goal in win over ChicagoAlex Ovechkin made his push for 800 career goals in the most Ovi way imaginable: with a hat trick. Tarik_ElBashir on the historic night for the Capitals legend:
Read more »
How Alex Gray sacrificed winning The Traitors for her own sanityTheTraitors is the show we’re all obsessed with and, as we watch along, we have an idea of how we might play the game… but Alex Gray is glad she got out when she did. Speaking to us she explained that the atmosphere felt like a ‘boiling pot’ 👇
Read more »
BBC's The Traitors smug as Alex is banished from game after refusing offerBBC's The Traitors were smug as they made a brutal decision to punish Alex for declining their offer to join the group and murdered her in the game on Thursday's episode
Read more »
Husband returned from dog walk to find wife stabbed to death on drivewayHusband returned from dog walk to find wife stabbed to death on driveway - her suspected murderer died in Strangeways
Read more »