That much is obvious by him winning the 2021 Ind圜ar championship in just his second full season and being in contention again this year. Jordan Bianchi, motorsports writer: If you're wondering if all this hullabaloo is worth it, the answer is a resounding "yes" in the case of Palou.
(Photo: Mike Dinovo / USA Today) What Palou brings to teams
Former F1 driver Alexander Rossi will race for McLaren’s Ind圜ar team next season and current Ind圜ar driver Felix Rosenqvist will remain with the organization in an unspecified driving role. McLaren now has three of Ind圜ar’s top young stars in the fold for its F1 testing program and, with both an Ind圜ar and Formula E team, has options for where to put drivers in 2023 while the situation sorts itself out. “It’s a great feeling knowing I’ll be back with Chip Ganassi Racing next season,” Palou was quoted as saying in the same release.īut Palou tweeted he “did not author or approve” the quote and said he had “recently informed CGR, for personal reasons, I do not intend to continue with the team after 2022.” “We are very excited to continue working together,” team owner Ganassi said in the team’s announcement. There was no immediate comment or clarification from Ganassi, which earlier had heralded its retention of the defending Ind圜ar champion. I want to thank everyone at Chip Ganassi Racing for everything they have done for me.” “I’m excited to be able to show what I can do behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car and looking at what doors that may open.
“I’m extremely excited to join the driver roster for such an iconic team as McLaren,” Palou said in the McLaren release. McLaren also said Palou will become part of its Formula One testing program along with fellow Ind圜ar drivers Colton Herta and Pato O’Ward. Moments later, McLaren issued its own news release saying it had signed Palou to drive for the organization in 2023 (though it did not specify what series). In one of the more bizarre developments in recent racing history, Palou tweeted the Ganassi news release was issued without his knowledge or permission - and the quote attributed to him in the release did not actually come from him. Hours after Chip Ganassi Racing announced it had picked up its option on driver Alex Palou’s contract for 2023, Palou and McLaren Racing made a stunning announcement of their own.
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