LEBANON, Tenn. — Chip Ganassi likes winners — its his catchphrase, in case you didn’t know — and his celebrations rarely deviate. It’s such a strange turnaround at Ganassi with Palou, a driver who turned up out of nowhere from a Japanese racing series to drive for Dale Coyne Racing during the pandemic-restricted 2020 season. Mike Hull, the managing director …
DETROIT — IndyCar is throwing two new wrinkles — and a lot of bumps — at its drivers in the Motor City. “We’re going to find out if we can get along this weekend,” Indianapolis 500 champion and Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden said. “I think it’s innovation,” Arrow McLaren driver Pato O’Ward said. If it doesn’t, well, we tried.” …
INDIANAPOLIS — Few had heard of Alex Palou when he arrived in IndyCar after several years of racing in Japan. Mediation determined that Palou was contractually bound to Ganassi through this season, but he will move to McLaren next season in IndyCar and already is one of McLaren’s reserve F1 drivers. Palou is permitted to participate in McLaren F1 duties …
The fight over IndyCar champion Alex Palou is headed to court as Chip Ganassi Racing filed a civil lawsuit in Indiana against the Spanish driver who is attempting to leave the team at the end of the season. Palou, meanwhile, says he informed CGR he does not intend to return for a third season, and McLaren Racing said it has …