Half the grill raffles off Álex Palou. The Barcelona driver is being the great sensation of the season in IndyCar after achieving pole position in the Indianapolis 500 and winning four of the nine races held, which places him as the outstanding leader of the championship with more than 100 points of advantage over his pursuers.
This has aroused the interest of several Formula 1 teams. Despite the fact that Palou He has been a McLaren reserve driver since 2022teams like Williams, Alfa Romeo, Haas and AlphaTauri would have contacted the Spaniard, this last option being the one that sounds the strongest.
Red Bull’s second team is looking for a new driver, as the poor results obtained by nyck devries in the first part of the season they put the Dutchman on the tightropeand everything indicates that the one from Sant Antoni de Vilamajor is the best placed to win his seat from the summer break, taking advantage of the fact that In September the Indy calendar concludes.
However, Mclaren is aware of the diamond in the rough they have with Palou. Yesterday, the CEO of the ‘papaya’ team, Zak Brown, did not hesitate to praise him from Silverstone. “He’s definitely a great, great talent.. The competition there (in IndyCar) is fierce, so for him to win as many races as he has, in the way that he has, is impressive,” Brown said.
The American leader has wanted to cut all the rumors, making it clear that Palou is in McLaren and that he does not intend to let him go. “He is our reserve driver and will join us at the end of the year for the remaining Formula 1 races.“, he sentenced.
