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Palou: Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren U-turn

Chip Ganassi Racing’s Palou, who won his second IndyCar title for the team at Portland last weekend, had been driving TPC (testing previous cars) machinery as reserve driver for McLaren’s F1 team ahead of his expected switch to Arrow McLaren’s IndyCar squad next year.

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Palou: Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren IndyCar U-turn

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Dixon frustrated by IndyCar race control calls as title bid comes up short

Palou's Portland win provided Ganassi with its 15th IndyCar title – Palou’s second since joining the team in 2021 – and with a race to spare. Meanwhile, Dixon secured second in the overall standings with his fifth podium of the 2023 season.

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Grosjean tipped for IndyCar reunion with Dale Coyne Racing in 2024

The Swiss-born Frenchman’s exit from Andretti Autosport is inevitable at season’s end, as reported by NBC Sports. In the same article, Grosjean also shared that discussions with other teams have taken place.

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Ganassi confirms two-time IndyCar champion Palou will “be in our car” in 2024

Palou is being taken to the UK’s High Court over a contractual dispute with McLaren Racing, having performed an apparent U-turn on his previous decision to switch teams for 2024.

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Ganassi confirms two-time champ Palou will “be in our car” in 2024

Palou is being taken to the UK’s High Court over a contractual dispute with McLaren Racing, having performed an apparent U-turn on his previous decision to switch teams for 2024.

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IndyCar Portland: Alex Palou wins to be crowned 2023 champion

Palou beat Arrow McLaren’s Felix Rosenqvist by 5.4s to claim his fifth win of the season and his second IndyCar championship, following up his 2021 success. It is Ganassi’s 15th title in the series.

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IndyCar Portland: Newgarden overcomes qualifying crash to lead final practice

The two-time series champion and reigning Indy 500 winner simply summarized the rebound after by quipping: “The car looks better than when I wrecked it.”

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IndyCar Portland: Graham Rahal takes pole, Newgarden crashes

Rahal put down a flying lap of 58.3195s to best the 27-car field at the 1.964-mile, 12-turn natural terrain road course.

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IndyCar Portland: Lundgaard sets searing pace in first practice

The Dane’s rise to the top spot came on a set of alternate, red sidewall tires with his Honda-powered Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing entry, putting down a flying lap of 58.1776s around the 1.964-mile, 12-turn natural terrain road course.

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Could F1's too-quiet driver market be poised for a major shock?

Triggered by the retirement of Sebastian Vettel, a whirlwind whipped through the paddock as Fernando Alonso's Aston Martin switch kicked off a fight between Alpine and McLaren over Oscar Piastri that was only resolved by F1's Contracts Recognition Board on the Zandvoort weekend.

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Newgarden eliminated from IndyCar title race after St Louis exit

Newgarden need to stay within 108 points of series dominator Alex Palou to stay in mathematical contention, and looked good early on when he led 98 laps of the race from his inherited pole position.

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IndyCar St Louis: Dixon takes dominant victory as Newgarden hits the wall

After his sublime spin and win at Indianapolis a fortnight ago, Dixon put on another fuel-saving masterclass to take victory – despite a nine-place grid penalty that meant he started 16th – by 22s from Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) and David Malukas (Dale Coyne Racing).

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IndyCar St Louis: Dixon wins, Newgarden hits the wall

After his sublime spin and win victory at Indianapolis a fortnight ago, Dixon put on another fuel-saving masterclass to win the race – despite a nine-place grid penalty that meant he started 16th – by 22s from Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) and David Malukas (Dale Coyne Racing).

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IndyCar St Louis: McLaughlin fastest in qualifying but starts 10th with penalty

McLaughlin topped the qualifying session around the 1.25-mile oval, which was delayed by rain yesterday, with a two-lap average of 49.1936s, a speed of 182.951mph.

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IndyCar St Louis: McLaughlin sets pole but starts 10th due to penalty

McLaughlin topped the qualifying session around the 1.25-mile oval, which was delayed by rain yesterday, with a two-lap average of 49.1936s, a speed of 182.951mph.

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What happens next in the Alex Palou IndyCar contract saga

You couldn’t make this up, because if you did you’d simply get laughed at. Just over 12 months after his contractual future between Chip Ganassi Racing and McLaren blew up, a second explosion has been detonated by the likely two-time IndyCar champion.

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Newgarden rues Indy woes were “one thing after another”

Two-time series champion Newgarden also admitted that the weekend as a whole was a struggle, as Team Penske searched for pace in the second round of the year around the Indy’s road track.

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IndyCar Indy RC: Dixon spins and wins by 0.4s over Rahal

Dixon won by less than half a second from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Graham Rahal and Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward.

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IndyCar Indy RC: Scott Dixon spins and wins by 0.4s over Rahal

Dixon won by less than half a second from Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Graham Rahal and Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward.

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Ganassi: McLaren “playing the victim” over Palou IndyCar contract dispute

Ganassi responded to the overnight story that broke about McLaren revealing that Palou “does not intend to honor his contractual obligations to race with us in IndyCar in 2024 and beyond".

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Chip Ganassi says McLaren “playing the victim” over Palou saga

Ganassi responded to the overnight story that broke about McLaren revealing that Palou “does not intend to honor his contractual obligations to race with us in IndyCar in 2024 and beyond.”

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Newgarden: "Lot of work to do” to stay in IndyCar title chase

This year’s Indy 500 winner suffered a disastrous qualifying session on Friday, failing to progress from Q1, and was scheduled to start the race from 19th on the grid.

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Newgarden admits he’s got “a lot of work to do”, takes Indy grid penalty

This year’s Indy 500 winner suffered a disastrous qualifying session on Friday, failing to progress from Q1, and was scheduled to start the race from 19th on the grid.

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