josefnewgarden I will not forget this day back in April for multiple reasons. alexpalou and I planned to trade helmets earlier in the season during the Daytona24. We forgot to do it, and this day (Friday of the Barber race weekend), Alex made sure to remind me that we had a helmet trade that was overdue. That reminder and the way he treated me on that specific day, meant so much to me. Alex was one of the very few people to treat me exactly the same way that he had always done before.
When the world turns on you, you see people's true colors. I have immense respect for Alex and his character. He's a good man, has a beautiful family and works hard for everything he achieves. He's one of the very best in the world, and continues to stay fair and humble. Congratulations 3x champion, you have earned every bit of it! Super proud to share a race track with you!
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Indycar Driver Lore
Indycar Driver Lore Masterlist
Álex Palou Montalbo
Birthdate: April 1, 1997
Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana
Height/Weight: 6’0”/154lbs
Rookie Year: 202-
Team: Chip Ganassi Racing
Follow him on: Instagram Twitter Twitch
Career Stats
2020: Dale Coyne Racing w/ Team Goh - 16th Overall
2021: Chip Ganassi Racing - 1st Overall
2022: Chip Ganassi Racing - 5th Overall
2023: Chip Ganassi Racing - 1st Overall
2022 Testing and Free practice with McLaren F1
2023 McLaren F1 reserve driver
-Won the 2021 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship, the first Spaniard to win an NTT INDYCAR SERIES title.
-Has competed and won races in Euroformula Open, Spanish Formula 3, GP3, Japanese Formula 3 and Super Formula,
-2019 Super Formula Rookie of the Year
-Knows three languages including: Spanish, English and Italian.
-His hobbies are sports, outdoor activities and music.
Celebrates his INDYCAR SERIES wins by eating fried chicken.
-First became interested in racing after seeing a go-kart track while walking to school with his father in their hometown in Spain.
-Coffee connoisseur – owned a coffee shop in Spain, sold his own branded coffee.
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F1 2022: Alex Palou FP1 session
RACER: Indy 500 Carb Day Report with Alex Palou
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Alex Palou INTERVIEW! The IndyCar Podcast
Alex Palou Recounts His Path To Indycar // Behind The Visor
Tom Griswold Interviews Alex Palou (2022 Indy 500)
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach | Track Preview | Acura NSX
Java with James: Alex Palou season 1
Tiny Cars with James – Alex Palou
Tiny Cars with James, season 2 – Alex Palou
Java with James, season 2: Alex Palou
Alex Palou is something of a mystery. Outwardly quiet and reserved, he puts on a happy face in the most trying of situations. But beneath that is a core of steel – stubborn determination. He could not have won the championship in just his second season without it nor endured his 2022 contract controversy with the grace that he did. He is endlessly patient but there have been flashes of temper, fast burning but intense while they last. Pragmatic, he only believes in setting tangible goals – ones for which he can see a path to achieve. He has larger dreams but they are not his focus until that path appears.
Contract controversy
It was a quiet Tuesday evening in July, 2022. Earlier in the day, Chip Ganassi Racing had announced that the team had exercised its option to extend Alex Palou’s contract through 2023. This was no unexpected and went unquestioned. Until Alex Palou put out a series of tweets. https://twitter.com/AlexPalou/status/1546996392912109568
In them, he stated that CGR’s press releasee had been issued without his approval and that he did not intend to continue with the team. Minutes later (and this tweet has since been deleted), Mclaren tweeted, welcoming Palou to the team. CGR then released a statement insisting that Palou was still under contract with them. To say that this caused mass confusion would be an understatement.
Two weeks later, another shockwave rocked the Indycar community when CGR confirmed that they had filed a civil lawsuit against Palou. Later, Chip Ganassi would insist that they did not ‘sue’ their active driver as many headlines and general conversation called it, but rather followed through on the mediation clause within the contract. But in the months that followed, speculation was rampant. Would Palou stay with CGR? Would he go to McLaren? Would it be McLaren F1 or McLaren Indycar? Palou continued to race for CGR, a firm ‘no comment’ on his lips for much of the time.
It wasn’t until a few days after the season ended in September that a resolution was announced. Palou would remain with CGR for the 2023 season but would be allowed to test with McLaren F1 and serve as a reserve driver.
August 2023 - The saga takes a new turn with reports that McLaren is suing Palou for breach of contract after he announces that he will be staying with CGR afterall.
McLaren initiates legal action against Palou
Palou: Lack of F1 guarantee at my age played part in McLaren IndyCar U-turn
As of May 2024, Palou remains with CGR after winning his second championship in 2023. He has admitted to the breach of contract with McLaren and now it is all in the hands of the court to determine the damages he will have to play, rumored to be as high as $30 million.
Fanfic Lore
Paired with Pato O’Ward. Ship name: O’Palou
Paired with Colton Herta
Paired with Marcus Ericsson
Paired with Marcus Armstrong
Nicknamed Lexi in fics where Alex Rossi also appears to avoid confusion.
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Why McLaren's SUING one of its drivers
McLaren has ended up in bizarre situation where it is taking legal action against one of its test and reserve F1 drivers. Here's how the team got caught up in one of the biggest contract sagas in IndyCar history, and why it impacts the F1 team too
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Toile de John Baldessari #Repost @homemag_bytyna Je vous présente une partie de la maison du DJ Alex Pall qui a fait appel à l’architecte d’intérieur Peti Lau pour décorer sa villa perchée sur les collines hollywoodiennes. À l’image de ses goûts musicaux éclectiques, Alex Pall a récemment acheté une villa des années trente qui brasse les styles architecturaux. Le nouveau propriétaire a souhaité intégrer à la décoration une ouverture d’esprit chic et sexy et mettre en valeur sa collection d’œuvres d’art. Sur le mur j'ai cliqué sur la toile du peintre John Baldessari récemment décédé (1931-2020). Depuis sa première exposition en 1960, John Baldessari a eu plus de deux cents expositions individuelles et a participé à plus de mille expositions de groupe. Et bien qu'il ait affirmé que "l'art ne s'enseigne pas", Baldessari a également assumé des missions d'enseignement pendant de nombreuses années, notamment à l'académie d'art CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) au nord de Los Angeles. Photos © Brittany Ambridge Designer @petilau_aristofreak Peti Lau a créé un style baptisé AristoFreak (freak signifiant insolite, extravagant) #Repost @birgitotteinterior Eclectic vibrations 💜💚❤️💙 so powerful and unique, absolutely gorgeous mix of colors , materials and design elements 💙 interior designer @petilau_aristofreak created this fantastic place for the family home of @alexpall . Custom sofa is by @thejonesesla , artwork is by @hassanhajjaj_larache 📸 @brittanyambridge Can’t get enough of this colorful and inspiring interior 💙💚💜🖤❤️ All via @1stdibs . . #LiveArtfully#helmutnewton #mamiyarz67 #georgesjouve #luisbarragan #donaldjudd #vincenzodecotiis #charlotteperriand #josephbeuys #josephdirand #axelvervoordt #japandidesign #mediterraneandesign #jeanroyere #markrothko #miesvanderrohe #pierrepaulin #ettoresottsass #jamesturrell #jeanprouvé #bottegaveneta #pierrechapo #midcenturydesign #bytyna https://www.instagram.com/p/ClgxQXxoJZn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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