With the Astor Cup that he won last year as champion of the IndyCar already in your possession, Alex Palou chases another trophy with which to crown his showcase. Perhaps the most dreamed: the Borg-Warner. Or at least the replica that the winner of the Indianapolis 500 takes. Y on Sunday he was awarded an ideal position to achieve it, the second after his teammate Scott Dixon, that he had an unattainable pace for the rest, as he demonstrated with the fastest pole position in history on a large American oval, the fifth he has achieved on it.
The New Zealander averaged 234.046 miles per hour (376 km/h) in his four qualifying laps in the final Fast-6, while the Spaniard stayed at 233.499, a very good record but one that he already felt would be insufficient. knowing the speed that Dixon had had. “I didn’t have many nerves, I knew I was going to get it,” recognized Álex, who was joking with the Poleman: “I wish Scott, knowing he has four poles here, would have given me one, but he doesn’t share much. We’ll have to change that.”
But not even pole position guarantees you to emerge victorious from the most unpredictable race in motorsport, so he aspires to everything equally from his second position, and more with the pace of his Chip Ganassi number 10. He had it during the numerous sessions of previous free practices and, especially, in the three qualifying rounds: fourth on Saturday, third in the Fast-12 and that second in the Fast-6. “I was super comfortable, I think I got everything I had (of the car)“, Palou says. A warning… for those who want to listen.