In 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
Alex Palou articles archive
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.
“I thought there’d be zero passes”: Drivers say Detroit race was better than expected
IndyCar
Posted onThe Detroit race promoter said they will take drivers’ recommendations to improve their track on board but explained why it is unlikely to be extended.
Palou wins incident-packed Detroit race to extend IndyCar points lead
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou had misgivings about IndyCar’s new Detroit street circuit but scored an important victory in his bid to win a second championship.
Too tight, too short, too bumpy: Detroit pole-winner Palou criticises new track
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou claimed the first IndyCar pole position on its new Detroit street circuit but made it clear he isn’t impressed with the track.
Palou takes a hat trick of IndyCar poles at Detroit
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou made it three straight poles and won the first pole position for the Detroit Grand Prix at the new Renaissance Centre circuit.
Palou leads Ganassi charge with McLaren in pursuit – but many more could win
2023 Indianapolis 500 preview
Posted onRecording-breaking pole-winner Alex Palou leads a packed field of Indianapolis 500 victory candidates from Ganassi, McLaren, Penske and many more.
Palou sees off Lundgaard and McLaren trio for emphatic Indianapolis GP win
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou romped to victory at the Indianapolis Grand Prix ahead of the chasing McLaren drivers and pole winner Christian Lundgaard.
Red Bull “desperately trying to catch up” with rivals on 2026 engine programme
RaceFans Round-up
Posted onIn the round-up: Red Bull “desperately trying to catch up” with rivals on 2026 engine programme • Mercedes modelled three sprint race options • Palou signs drivers to new team
McLaren add Vandoorne and Drugovich to reserve driver roster for first 15 races
2023 F1 season
Posted onFormer McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne could drive for his former team again after being confirmed as an additional reserve driver for the upcoming season.
Palou gets McLaren F1 reserve driver role for 2023
2023 F1 season
Posted onIndyCar champion Alex Palou has been named as a reserve driver for the McLaren Formula 1 team for the 2023 world championship.
Palou: Superlicence system “unfair” on ‘F1-capable’ IndyCar drivers
2022 F1 season
Posted onThe 2021 IndyCar champion Alex Palou says the points system to acquire an FIA superlicence is “very unfair” on some series.
Palou says F1 feels “like another league” compared to IndyCar after practice debut
2022 United States Grand Prix
Posted onAlex Palou said he realised Formula 1 is “not a place I could really achieve” in his career and “embraced every single second” of his practice run yesterday.
Who are this weekend’s four F1 newcomers – and could any be on the 2023 grid?
2022 F1 season
Posted onFerrari, McLaren, Williams and Alfa Romeo will run a quartet of new drivers from different backgrounds all seeking a place on the F1 grid.
McLaren confirms F1 practice runs for IndyCar’s Palou and O’Ward
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlex Palou and Pato O’Ward will make their Formula 1 practice session debuts for McLaren over the final four races of the season.
Pictures: Palou begins F1 test for McLaren in Barcelona
2022 F1 season
Posted onAlex Palou began an F1 test for McLaren at the Circuit de Catalunya yesterday, after the team’s dispute with Ganassi was resolved.
Palou reaches deal to race on for Ganassi in 2023 and test F1 car for McLaren
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou has confirmed he will continue to drive for Ganassi next year, three months after publicly contradicting their announcement he would stay at the team.
Power clinches second IndyCar title as Palou takes dominant Laguna Seca win
IndyCar
Posted onAlex Palou won the final IndyCar race of 2022 but Will Power became champion for the second time despite a superb charge by rival Josef Newgarden.