The Latest Breaking News from Alex Palou

Alex Palou was due to be McLaren’s Formula One reserve driver

The 2023 IndyCar Series season was dominated by Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou, but the Spaniard didn't have a monopoly on top-drawer performances on his way to sealing a second title.

The hybrid assist unit, which is a common system fitted to the current 2.2-litre engines, is set for competition next season.

It was a season of surprisingly few race winners, with Alex Palou sweeping to the championship with a round to spare and Josef Newgarden cleaning up on the majority of the oval tracks. 

It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. IndyCar’s USP is the high number of potential race winners in its pack for such a high-level open-wheel racing series. But Alex Palou defied this logic in 2023, making his second title appear routine on track with five victories. Off the track, however,…

Palou dominated the 2023 IndyCar season, scoring five wins, 10 podiums and two poles en route to his second title, which he secured with a round to spare.

It is a bit surprising to have a driver that rolled to a dominating 2023 campaign featuring five wins, 10 podiums, two poles – no finish lower than eighth – across 17 rounds and locked up the title with a race to spare profess they are still lacking.

The current 2.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 engines are paired with hybrid components, which are small enough to fit inside the bell housing. The hybrid unit provides up to an additional 150 horsepower when deployed, similar to the push-to-pass system that has been a fixture in the series, and regenerates under braking. Automatic…

According to F1’s sporting regulations, McLaren still had to fulfil its commitment to run a second rookie in an FP1 session later this year.