Alex Palou will have to try again one of the next years at the 24 Hours of Daytona. No luck. In his second attempt, in a race in which his Cadillac (number 1) started second, the car he shared with Scott Dixon, Sébastien Bourdais and Van der Zande stopped at dawn, forcing the Catalan crew to say goodbye to the driver.
The two-time IndyCar champion’s car suffered a previous incident when a tire blew out after stepping on debris left on the track by another car’s accident. This meant the number 1 had to go for a difficult comeback with three laps lost to the leader. Then came a big stint from Alex Palou, key to getting the #1 Cadillac back on track. But finally, early in the morning, Paloy’s car, driven by Van der Zande, said enough.
The car stopped and had to be removed by a crane, thus ending the dream of Alex Palou, who must now focus on his two other huge challenges for the 2024 season. Alex wants to defend his throne in search of his third scepter of IndyCar, the premier American motorsport competition. And above all, he will once again pursue a dream that he has been very close to on several occasions: victory in the Indianapolis 500, a test in which last year he made history by achieving pole position, although an accident in The race was caused by another driver who left him to fight for victory.
Source: La Verdad
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