Motorsports
Alex Palou, American Cyclone the meat of F1
Alex Palou At 26, he declared himself a champion and made history once again. indy car 2nd time in 3 years. In 2021, he will become the first Spaniard to win the crown at North America’s premier single-seater competition. He achieved it in his first year in a championship car and his second year in the competition. By succeeding too quickly, he proved himself to be a special talent.great Adrian Camposthe basic pillars of your career Fernando Alonsowas also in. Palouand that he assured the pilot that San Antoni De Vilamayor was a man who combined Asturian genius with that of another Spaniard who had triumphed in America, in this case in resistance. Antonio Garcia. Despite the fact that Palou had to follow a very complicated path unlike other players to reach his goal of becoming a professional pilot, the Valencian was not wrong. He didn’t dream of F1, only that he could devote himself to driving a racing car. whatever it is.
Through that road, I arrived in Japan and got the opportunity to ride one of Japan’s top class single-seaters. Japanese super formula. he ignored the title. His dream was to race in IndyCar and he tested for it. He did it spectacularly under pressure and won the seat. That was the beginning of an amazing story. In my first year at the company, indy carwas one of the worst cars on the grid and had no main sponsor, but still managed to finish on the podium in its third race. And he made a name for himself by ranking highest in the Indianapolis 500 standings at the world’s most feared oval.
following year, Chip Ganassi, one of the best teams in the championship, he is already in that rank. He shared the team with local idol, six-time champion Scott Dixon. Instead of playing low profile, he told MD that he wants to learn from him and work harder than him to reach his level, thinking of fighting for the title soon. He wasn’t bluffing.in that first course Chip Ganassi he was already a champion. And two years later he did the same thing again.
Much better F1 meat
This time he won the crown and gave the world a sense of superiority that is rare in a sport like IndyCar. He was back in contention for the Indy 500 for the third year in a row, and this time made even more history with an unforgettable pole position. His year has been great and he has 5 wins and 4 podiums. He has consistently finished in the top five in four of the 16 races he has competed in, before taking the crown in one race to go and winning Sunday’s Portland test.
It’s no surprise that his name is mentioned all the time in F1. Alex was always against going to F1 unless it was a winning car. But since winning his first Indy title, he’s seen the potential.
Last year he had contractual turmoil with McLaren and Chip Ganassi. He was waiting for an opportunity in F1 to drive the next track of IndyCar’s Orange Course, and had already done F1 testing with the Woking team as a test driver. This year, however, the confusion has been reversed. He will remain at IndyCar’s Ganassi with an open mind about a future in F1 with a team other than McLaren, whose doors are closed. In the paddock of the “great circus” they keep calling him. His great quality behind the wheel deserves F1. That didn’t happen, but Alex achieved the only dream left for him: winning the Indy 500, in addition to continuing to build on the two IndyCar crowns he already holds. I want to At 26, he has time to break records all over the world. Fate will decide if he makes the leap to the coveted competition.For now, Alex continues to make history
Source: Mundo Deportivo
I am a writer at Sportish, where I mainly cover sports news. I’ve also written for The Guardian and ESPN Brasil, and my work has been featured on NBC Sports, SI.com and more. Before working in journalism, I was an athlete: I played football for Colgate University and competed in the US Open Cross Country Championships.
