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The odd case of Alex Palou, McLaren and Ganassi

Reigning Indycar Champion Alex Palou's top priority remains winning a second straight Indycar championship, yet he has ditched Chip Ganassi Racing for McLaren, in 2023, with an eye on Formula 1. His future after this year was looking awfully murky, while McLaren are increasingly top-heavy with United States-based drivers seeking a foot into F1. Shortly after Chip Ganassi Racing announced Tuesday it would exercise a team option to keep the star Spaniard next season, Palou and Arrow McLaren SP said they had agreed to a deal for 2023. 'I have recently learned from the media that this afternoon, without my approval, Chip Ganassi Racing issued a press release announcing that I would be driving...
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