Reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou dominated the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis, main from lap 45 to assert a convincing victory.
Ranging from pole place, the Chip Ganassi Racing driver battled early with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Christian Lundgaard earlier than executing a strategic pit cease that gave him the lead for good.
The win marks Palou’s second consecutive victory within the Sonsio Grand Prix and his tenth profession IndyCar win.
It additionally propels the Spaniard to the highest of the championship standings, 12 factors forward of Penske’s Will Energy who completed second in Saturday’s occasion.
The race was a tactical chess match between the highest contenders. A file 13 lead adjustments unfolded as drivers and pit crews battled for place.
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Throughout the second spherical of pit stops, Energy tried an undercut technique, aiming to leap Lundgaard by pitting earlier. Nonetheless, the strategically positioned CGR sister automotive of Marcus Ericsson held Energy again, permitting Lundgaard to keep up his main place, albeit briefly.
Palou capitalized on this by taking an overcut technique, pitting later and rising forward of Lundgaard after the stops cycled by means of.
He then managed the race, even after a late-race warning interval brought on by a spin. Palou set the quickest lap on his option to a dominant victory, by no means trying again.
The win units the stage for an thrilling Indianapolis 500, with Palou carrying momentum and confidence into the celebrated blue ribband occasion.
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