Álex Palou had already won three IndyCar championships in four seasons even before this year began but he had not reached his final form until winning the Indianapolis 500 in May en route to yet another championship come September.
That is because, for all the accolades, Palou still had not won an oval race until emerging victorious in the 109th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing. Despite the immediate speed he showed on road and street courses, the discipline he has spent a lifetime pursuing, there were still five years’ worth of oval education the Spaniard needed to master before becoming this total package.
