alex palou has a clear goal this weekend, which is to vigorously defend the leadership of IndyCar 2022 to arrive at the first position of the overall classification in the most important event of the year, the Indianapolis 500. the pilot of Sant Antoni de Vilamajor intends to cover the Indy500 after last year’s brutal defeat in the final meters, as second. But at the same time, he wants to be the second driver after Dario Franchitti to win two consecutive IndyCar titles. In his case it would be second in just three years in the category, an outrage. And in just 25 years. And for this, he needs the perseverance he showed at the start of the campaign, not only in races, but also in great performances like this one this Friday in the classification of Indianapolis GP. Palou achieved second position for the starting grid on Saturday and was only 42 thousandths away from a pole Will Power had snatched from him in the final seconds.
In the course of the Indianapolis road, he had no easy task in judging the speed of his teammates. Chip Ganassi. Despite this, the Catalan driver was fast from the start, with first place in the first free training sessions and second position in the second training sessions. But he needs to confirm his feelings to a ‘worthy’ where he shines again.
He is 13 thousandths away from the lead in his qualifying group and went the only Chip Ganassi to enter Fast 12. And among the top 12 it didn’t melt. Quite the opposite. He hit the accelerator to take the lead in the round before the final Fast 6. There he saw the faces together Rosenqvist, Patricio O’Ward, Will Power, Josef Newgarden, and Conor Daly. And the champion touched his first pole of the year.
Palou achieved a Vueltón, a 1’09 ”809 which put him in the foreground. And when the pole seemed to him, Will Power pulled an ace on his sleeve to snatch that honor.
This Saturday (9:20 pm) Palou will start from second position in search of adding his fourth podium in 5 races (he is second in St. Petersburg, seventh in Texas, third in Long Beach and second in Alabama), and perhaps his first success of course. But more importantly, Palou wants to continue his pursuit of top positions to reach the big date of Indy500 as the new Indy champion and tournament leader in 2022.
INDIANAPOLIS GP SCHEDULES
INDYCAR
SABADO 14
– 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Warm -up
– 9:20 pm – 11:10 pm INDIANAPOLIS GP RACE
Source: La Verdad
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