Alex Palou takes P2 during the 2026 IndyCar Arlington Qualifying amidst managing brake temperatures, windy conditions and tyre deg.
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Palou behind Ericsson in IndyCar Arlington Qualifying: “Hopefully not tomorrow”

Alex Palou was at the forefront during the 2026 IndyCar Arlington Qualifying. A stark improvement from the Chip Ganassi Racing driver’s shocking DNF in Phoenix last weekend. Unfortunately, it was his former teammate Marcus Ericsson who snatched the pole from him in the Fast 6, leaving Palou in P2. Brakes not hot enough at Arlington…

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Speaking to Pit Debrief and other media outlets ahead of the inaugural IndyCar race on the streets of Arlington, Juncos Hollinger driver Rinus VeeKay revealed that Alex Palou apologised to him for their incident at Phoenix last weekend.
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VeeKay reveals Palou apology for Phoenix incident ahead of IndyCar Arlington round

Speaking to Pit Debrief and other media outlets ahead of the inaugural IndyCar race on the streets of Arlington, Juncos Hollinger driver Rinus VeeKay revealed that Alex Palou apologised to him for their incident at Phoenix last weekend. All good between Rinus VeeKay and Alex Palou ahead of Arlington IndyCar round following crash last Saturday…

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Kyle Kirkwood celebrates a strong start to the season finishing second on the 2026 IndyCar Phoenix raceway.
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Kirkwood on short oval success at 2026 IndyCar Phoenix race

Andretti’s No. 27 driver Kyle Kirkwood starts the 2026 IndyCar season off strong with a second-place finish in Phoenix. After a career-best finish in 4th last year, he is looking to push up and onwards. Better than Gateway Kirkwood speaks on the similarities between the 2026 IndyCar Phoenix race and his race win at Gateway…

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Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou looks on at preseason IndyCar testing at Sebring. The four-time champion and defending Indy 500 winner reached a final settlement with McLaren Racing over their 2023-24 contract saga.
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Final settlement between Alex Palou and McLaren reached following contract saga

In separate statements, all parties involved in the Alex Palou contract dispute with McLaren Racing announced a final settlement. This announcement comes after a final verdict against the four-time IndyCar champion and defending Indy 500 winner in a breach of contract case brought by McLaren. An end to the convoluted Ganassi-McLaren-Palou saga The saga began…

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Meyer Shank Racing driver Felix Rosenqvist highlighted the need to learn from reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou ahead of the 2026 season.
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Rosenqvist on learning from champion Palou ahead of 2026 IndyCar season

Felix Rosenqvist heads into the 2026 IndyCar season on strong footing. The Swede drove superbly in 2025, finishing a strong P6 in the standings and scoring a podium at Road America. Rosenqvist continues to pilot the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing alongside teammate Marcus Armstrong. Rosenqvist spoke about the upcoming 2026 season during…

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Álex Palou heads into the 2026 IndyCar season as the clear favourite to take a fifth title. He is also going for four in a row.
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Alex Palou will try but is “pretty certain” 2025 IndyCar dominance will not be repeated in 2026

Alex Palou heads into the 2026 IndyCar season as the clear favourite to take a fifth title. The four-time champion is looking to make it four titles in a row this year as well. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver saw his case against McLaren come to an end earlier this month. His complete focus and…

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