He had a destructive rhythm. I did everything right to win. But this race is very cruel. As long as you deserve it, any moment something can happen that completely changes your situation on the track and ruins your day. That happened to Alex Palou. The driver from Sant Antoni de Vilamajor (25 years old), current IndyCar regular season champion, came in second after achieving a Spaniard’s best grid classification in the legendary Indianapolis 500 and he made it to a decision worthy -should be a win, incidentally. leading the early stages of the event, taking the first position with his partner, 6-time champion Scott Dixon, but an inappropriate yellow flag left him with no options from a moment until next.
Everything happened on lap 71. On the previous lap he stopped Scott Dixon. Alex had previously planned to do so, but an accident and a yellow flag caused the pit lane to close. alex palou He was completely dehydrated and could only go in to refill a little fuel to continue, but immediately after, once they opened the pit lane, he had to stop again to replace the tires which he hadn’t done. It took him from first position to the bottom of the grid, fighting for 27th place with 129 laps remaining. From fighting to win, until almost everyone is defeated. To achieve his dream of winning, he needs to stage a historic comeback.
Despite this, he did not stop working hard. He is undefeated and he keeps trying, also knows how important it is to get the best spot because in this race they have twice shared the points. Perhaps the long -awaited victory at 500 Miles was wasted, but he also had to think about the championship he was defending. So, he started his comeback, extending his stints to the maximum, opposing the foot at his stops. His great racing speed, which was to win, allowed him to climb to ninth final position, a Top-10 that allowed him to leave Indianapolis in third place overall, just one point behind. of the second, Duck O’Ward, and 14 from the new leader, Marcus Ericsson, the winner of the 2022 Indianapolis 500.
The Swede, Palou’s teammate, took advantage of the destructive racing speed displayed by Chip Ganassi’s cars to win. Scott Dixon was unable to do so because he was removed shortly before having to ‘drive through’ for a quick run in the pit lane. Ericsson, who started in 5th, in the second row, just behind Palou’s grid position (2nd), got the win in a tight end with Pato O’Ward, who was 2nd.
The race was stopped by a final red flag with four laps left and the final restart was full of tension. With 3 laps remaining, Ericsson started his defense with several changes of direction down the straight lanes of Indianapolis Motor Speedway to prevent O’Ward from slipping. The tactic has served the former F1 driver, whose 500 miles has already changed his life forever.
Source: La Verdad
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