Alex Palou is the youngest driver in IndyCar history to have won three championships – an impressive statistic for a driver who crossed continents to drive in another series.
He took to IndyCar like a duck to water, and has never looked back, improving year upon year to become a formidable force.
Despite a contract dispute and lawsuit with McLaren, he has navigated any external noise extremely well and raced supremely on track.
It’s the mark of a true talent and someone who could go on to be one of the best to ever grace the IndyCar series on his current trajectory.
Chip Ganassi believes Alex Palou in ‘greatest’ conversation
Speaking to Autoweek magazine, Palou’s boss Chip Ganassi, who knows his tendencies very well, praises his skills to a high degree.
He’s only five years into his IndyCar career, but already he believes that he is in the conversation for the best of all time – before he has even made it to 100 race starts.
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“His name has to be among and certainly in the conversation of the great drivers,” Ganassi said.
“He’s certainly in the conversation of the greatest. It’s not small, but I wouldn’t say it is a big deal there.
“The IndyCar following in Spain is growing, but I wouldn’t call it big yet. Hopefully, we can make it very big in the near future.”
How much further can Palou go in his journey?
Chip Ganassi Racing are dependably always towards the front of the pack in IndyCar, utilising their years of experience and knowledge of winning to deliver every year.
It’s an ominous feeling for the rest of the grid, who are well aware of how dominant they could continue to be with Palou in the car for as long as the two want to work together.
He’s revealed that his next big aim is to win the Indianapolis 500, but the Spaniard is yet to win on an oval yet in his career – a crazy statistic for a three-time champion.
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That breakthrough will come soon you feel, as he gets more and more comfortable with the circular track layouts with every lap.
Having Scott Dixon as a teammate is a major plus, with the information that he brings to the table helping to set up a better race car at every weekend.