Alex Palou Begins Path to IndyCar Reconquest

Alex Palou The attack to reclaim the IndyCar title will take place this weekend in St. It starts with the Firestone Grand Prix. Even after the water returns to normal, Palou remains one of the leading teams in the championship with dreams of becoming champion, adding to his second title in the series achieved in 2021. I continue to protect the color of a certain Ganassi. The legendary Indianapolis 500 that you have touched with your fingertips.

Ganassi’s 2021 champion Palou had a complicated contract dispute with the team last season that was resolved in arbitration. He spent his final full season with Ganassi, serving as McLaren F1’s reserve and test driver unless he interfered with IndyCar, and would have to wait a year before joining the McLaren IndyCar team.

Saint Petersburg timetable

Friday March 3rd
Free training: 1st session. 9 pm.
Saturday, March 4th
2nd Free Practice 16:00～
Division: 20:00
Sunday March 5th
Race: 6pm
TV: Sports 3 Movistar+
*Times in Spain

Penske vs Ganassi

The 2023 NTT IndyCar Series marks a new duel between two great structures that have shared the last 10 championships. On one side, Team Penske presenting three contenders, including Will Power, Joseph Newgarden (both already champions) and Scott McLaughlin, and on the other, the legendary six-time champion. Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing with 2021 champion Alex Palou, and Marcus Ericsson, current winner of the Indy 500, last year’s best Ganassi and pre-season collective test Andretti and McLaren hosts also served as judges. Andretti Autosport scored points with Colton Hertha and Romain Grosjean, Alo McLaren with Alexander Rossi, Pato O’Ward and Felix Rosenqvist.

But while equality is at its maximum and some seem to be aiming for the crown, the options to win the race are Hélio Castroneves, Takuma Sato (Oval only), Graham Rahal, Linus Vikey, Jack Harvey, It has been expanded to more drivers such as Christian Ludgaard, Callum and others. ilot. That’s what leads to a championship where everyone has a Dallara chassis and can only choose a Honda or Chevrolet engine. Where each team makes the difference is in the ‘setup’ and in the hands of the stars.

grill 2023

Meyer Shank Racing-Honda
06 Helio Castroneves (BRA)
60 Simon Pagenaud (FRA)
team penske chevrolet
2 Joseph Newgarden (USA)
3 Scott McLaughlin (NZL)
12 Willpower (AUS)
Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
5 Patricio ‘Pato’ O’Ward (Mexico)
6 Felix Rosenqvist (Sue)
7 Alexander Rossi (USA)
66 Tony Kanaan (BRA) (Indy 500 only)
Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda
8 Marcus Ericsson (SUE)
9 Scott Dixon (NZL)
10 Alex Palou (ESP)
11 Marcus Armstrong (NZL) (City and Road Circuit) / Takuma Sato (JAP) (Oval)
Andretti Autosport Honda
26 Colton Herta (USA)
27 Kyle Kirkwood (USA)
28 Romain Grosjean (FRA)
29 Devlin Defrancesco (Canada)
98 Marco Andretti (USA) (Indy 500 only)
AJ Foyt Racing – Chevrolet
14 Santino Ferrucci (USA)
55 Benjamin Pedersen (DIN)
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda
15 Graham Rahal (USA)
30 Jack Harvey (Great Britain)
44 Catherine Legg (GB) (Indy 500 only)
45 Christian Lundgaard (DIN)
Dale Coyne Racing-Honda
18 David Marcus (USA)
51 Sting Ray Robb (USA)
Ed Carpenter Racing – Chevrolet
20 Connor Daley (USA)
21 Linus Vikey (PB)
33 Ed Carpenter (USA) (Oval)
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing-Chevrolet
24 Stephen Wilson (Great Britain)
Holinger Chevrolet Juncos
77 column ilot (GB)
78 Agustin Canapino (ARG)

Leggings in Danica Patrick’s Footsteps

Rahal Letterman Lanigan, who promoted American Danica Patrick’s IndyCar racing in the 2005 and 2006 campaigns, will be back with experienced British single-seater Catherine Legg. In principle, his 42-year-old driver, who is also competing in his IMSA in 2023, will be hired by Bobby his Rahal to drive his fourth car for the team at the Indianapolis 500. He has already raced twice, in 2012 and 2013. .

There are 27 cars on the grid, which increases to 33 for the legendary Indianapolis 500 that everyone wants to record. A total of 17 races are scheduled, 5 on the oval, 7 on the permanent road circuit and 5 on the urban circuit.

2023 calendar

March 5th Firestone GP in St. Petersburg
April 2 PPG 375 (Fort Worth)
April 16th Acura GP in Long Beach
April 30 Children of Alabama Indy GP
May 13th GMR GP (Indianapolis)
May 28th indy 500
naJune 4th Chevrolet Detroit GP
naJune 18th Soncio GP at Road America (Elkhart Lake)
July 2nd Honda Indy 200 in Midfio
July 16th Honda Indy Toronto
July 22 Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend Race 1 (Iowa)
naJuly 23rd Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend Race 2 (Iowa)
August 6 Bid Machine Music City GP (Nashville)
naAugust 12th Gallagher GP (Indianapolis)
August 27 Bommarito Automotive Group 500 (Madison)
September 3rd Portland Grand Prix
September 10th Firestone GP of Monterey