🗣 'I thought, honestly, that we were not going to end the race with that nose' 👃 AlexPalou relives his final laps in the TorontoGP on Sunday when his IndyCar's front wing was held on only by 'the stickers' ⬇️
“Yeah, I was pretty surprised,” he said of the integrity of the nose. “I think it was only the vinyl, like, the stickers that were holding it because there's nothing else there. So, yeah, pretty impressive.”Palou was also concerned about making it to the end on gas, as he stopped for the final time with 41 laps remaining – right on the edge of the fuel window.
The risky strategy was required after he missed the best track conditions in a dry/wet qualifying session. “I was concerned about fuel, which was the biggest problem for our strategy,” he admitted. “I was concerned on tires because with the front wing I just couldn't turn left. I was concerned by the wing.
“I think our race was a lot more difficult than it might seem if you look at the results. Like, at one point I was in the wall. I didn't know if we were going to be able to make it from there or not. We had to overtake quite a lot of cars on track, manage the fuel, manage the tires…
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