IndyCar
Having lifted a breakthrough IndyCar title during his first full season back in 2021, how much better could Alex Palou get? A lot, so it turned out, as the 26-year-old Spaniard rampaged his way to a second championship this season aboard his Honda-powered Chip Ganassi Racing car. Despite the weight of contractual rows with McLaren away from the circuits, Palou showed no effects of that pressure on the track. An early podium in Texas was followed by a first win of the year on the Indy road course. That kick-started the Palou steamroller, and a mid-season hat-trick of wins (Detroit, Road America and Mid-Ohio) put him in the box seat. Only Scott Dixon could keep pace, but even he was powerless
