
Alex Palou It has been made with a name that everyone respects in Indycar. This Sunday (21 hours in Spain/#come on) you can conquer its fourth champion crown, its third consecutive in the Indycar Series, but there is even more at stake in this final stretch of the season to be carried by Portland, Milwaukee and Nashville this August.
Only four pilots have won races this season, Alex Palou, Kyle Kirkwood, Scott Dixon and Pato O'ward, who has remained as the only pilot who still has mathematical title options, and many illustrious names have been out of this list for now. And all because 'Mr Perfect', as Palou calls, has decided this year to go for the historic record of victories in a campaign.
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Palou's' Match-Ball on Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland that is played in the permanent Portland International Raceway circuit will focus all the attention this weekend. His advantage over the Mexican Pato O'ward is 121 points, and the Spanish team of the Chipsei team will ensure the championship if the weekend ends with an advantage of 108 points. The possibilities are multiple and range from winning the race to be 25º because in addition to the points of the classification, the points by Pole come into play, for leading turns or for being the one that leads the most in the race.
Aspires that of Sant Antoni de Vilamajor to become the fourth pilot of the story to win three consecutive titles of the indicating series by joining Ted Horn, Sébastien Bourdais and Dario Franchitti and with four titles would catch the mythical Mario Andretti and the Scottish Franchitti as third 'exaequo' of history. He would stay two of his partner, the New Zealand Dixon and three of the historic Aj Foyt and his seven championships.
Portland GP schedules
Spanish schedule
Friday, August 8
23.30 hours: Free 1
Saturday 9 August
18.00: Free 2
20.30 hours: classification
Sunday, August 10
02.30 hours: Final practice
21.00 hours: race, live in Spain for #Vamos
But Palou is still chance to beat the victory record in a season. Before Portland's appointment he has two less than the absolute record they share with 10 AJ Foyt wins since 1964 and that the UNSer matched in 1970. With 9 there is Mario Andretti conquered in 1969 the third pilot who has won the most in a campaign that Palou.