After eight safety car interventions, Scott Dixon overcame an early penalty to win the IndyCar season finale at Laguna Seca.
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Rosenqvist takes last-second pole in final IndyCar start for McLaren
IndyCar
Posted onDays after announcing his move from McLaren to Meyer Shank, Felix Rosenqvist will start on pole position for the Grand Prix of Monterey.
Malukas takes the McLaren seat Palou turned down in multi-year deal
IndyCar
Posted onDavid Malukas has signed a multi-year contract to race for McLaren, taking over the seat Alex Palou turned down.
‘He’s going to be in our car’ – Why Palou U-turned on his decision to leave Ganassi
IndyCar
Posted onNewly-minted two-times IndyCar champion Alex Palou has spurned McLaren in favour of Ganassi, a development which once seemed unlikely.
Palou clinches second IndyCar championship with dominant Portland GP win
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou clinched his second IndyCar championship in a style typical of his season with a dominant victory in the Portland Grand Prix.
Rahal claims pole again in Portland as Dixon outqualifies title rival Palou
IndyCar
Posted onGraham Rahal took his second IndyCar pole position of the year in Portland while championship rivals Scott Dixon and Alex Palou claimed fourth and fifth respectively.
Palou’s decision to break McLaren contract no reflection on the team – Brown
2023 Dutch Grand Prix
Posted onAlex Palou’s decision not to honour his contract to join McLaren next year ‘has nothing to do with the team per se’ says CEO Zak Brown.
Ganassi slates McLaren management in escalating war of words over Palou
IndyCar
Posted onThe owner of Chip Ganassi Racing has slated the management of rivals McLaren in a public statement as the row between the two teams over Alex Palou escalated.
Kirkwood holds off McLaughlin to win in Nashville as Palou extends points lead
IndyCar
Posted onKyle Kirkwood drove to his second win of the IndyCar season, holding off pole winner Scott McLaughlin to win the Music City Grand Prix in Nashville.
Newgarden wanted much bigger points gain on Palou in Iowa
IndyCar
Posted onJosef Newgarden shaved 37 points off Alex Palou’s monstrous IndyCar points lead at Iowa Speedway, and looks poised to make yet another late-season run at the championship with five races remaining.
‘The stickers were holding it on’ – Palou surprised to finish with damaged wing
IndyCar
Posted onIndyCar points leader Alex Palou was surprised to reach the finish of yesterday’s Indy Toronto with a badly damaged front wing.
Lundgaard grabs first win in Toronto as Palou takes damaged car to second
IndyCar
Posted onChristian Lundgaard converted his first pole position to his first career IndyCar victory in Toronto to break a three-year win drought for RLL.
Lundgaard storms to pole, points leader Palou 15th after wet qualifying
IndyCar
Posted onChristian Lundgaard secured the second pole position of his IndyCar career in Toronto after a challenging qualifying session in changeable conditions.
For IndyCar drivers, Pedersen episode highlights the series’ “crazy” blue flag rules
IndyCar
Posted onPalou, Power and McLaughlin were just a handful of the drivers not too happy with Benjamin Pedersen at the Indy 200 as he resisted being lapped.
Sargeant relieved to “finally have a pretty competitive race again”
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Sargeant relieved to “finally have a pretty competitive race again” • Softer tyres for Hungarian GP • Dominant Palou says he’s not been quickest yet
Palou tightens grip on IndyCar championship with third consecutive win
IndyCar
Posted onPalou led a one-two for Ganassi ahead of Scott Dixon, extending his IndyCar points lead to 110 points after pit lane misfortune for Colton Herta.
Winning more races won’t necessarily lead to F1 seat – Palou
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Winning more races may not lead to F1 seat – Palou • AlphaTauri ‘didn’t get strategy right’ – drivers • WEC Hypercar line-up changes for Monza
Palou wary his 74-point IndyCar lead could easily be lost
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou’s win at Road America stretched his lead to 74 points but the 2021 series champion isn’t taking a second title for granted.
Palou overhauls Herta to claim third win in last four rounds at Road America
IndyCar
Posted onDespite leading over half of the race, Colton Herta’s bid for victory fell short as Alex Palou came from behind to claim another victory at Road America.
Palou takes over from Piastri in three-day McLaren test at Hungaroring
2023 F1 season
Posted onGanassi IndyCar driver Alex Palou resumed his Formula 1 testing duties for McLaren at the home of the Hungarian Grand Prix today.