Reports suggest that McLaren is seeking between £20m – £30m in damages from Alex Palou for breaching his contract with them. The Spanish racer has been served with relevant legal documents, issued by a UK court. McLaren will be seeking restitution from both Palou and his racing entity ALPA Racing USA. Palou chose to join
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McLaren have been accused of “playing the victim” by Chip Ganassi, after Spanish IndyCar driver Alex Palou sensationally pulled the plug on a signed contract with the British team for 2024. It was reported by Association Press that the 2021 IndyCar Champion had pulled out of a deal to join McLaren next season as planned,
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After some reports linking Nicholas Latifi with a 2023 switch to Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar, the outgoing Williams driver has labelled the rumour as “poor journalism” and a story he “had a good laugh” at. Ahead of this weekend’s United States Grand Prix it was rumoured that Latifi was in-line to replace Jimmie Johnson at the highly successful American side; something he
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Following the recent announcement that he wouldn’t be retained by Williams in 2023, Nicholas Latifi is looking set to be embarking on a new motorsport journey, in IndyCar. Latifi’s three years at the Grove-based team have frankly been a disappointment, with the Canadian having failed to consistently perform from day one. In his three years
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Chip Ganassi IndyCar driver, Marcus Ericsson, has revealed that he has held positive talks with Andretti racer Romain Grosjean after some tension following the Music City Grand Prix. The Frenchman’s initial links with Ericsson were initially light-hearted ones after his crash at the 2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Formula 1, when he lost control of
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The FIA seemingly accidentally shared a tweet by Canal Plus Formula 1 journalist Laurent Dupin which appeared to accuse McLaren of dealing in bad faith. The Woking-based team are set to become embroiled in another legal battle after Oscar Piastri’s manager, Mark Webber, reportedly signed an agreement with them for his driver to join their
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Chip Ganassi driver Alex Palou has conceded that he expected his team to file a lawsuit after he agreed a deal with McLaren hours after his current side announced an extension. Palou took three wins with the Chip Ganassi IndyCar team last season, but has failed to add any more to his tally in 2022
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IndyCar champion Alex Palou is set to join McLaren Arrow SP for the 2023 season after he was announced at the Indiana-based side hours after a removed false statement from Chip Ganassi. Palou won the crown in only his second season in the American series, and his first with Chip Ganassi, winning three races in
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