Second win of the year for reigning champion after perfectly executed flat-out strategy in caution-ridden, chaotic race
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou fended off Colton Herta on a late restart to claim victory in Sunday’s Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca. The Spaniard, who started on pole, successfully defended the top spot after a restart with four laps to go, winning by 1.9780s on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course over Herta’s No. 26 Andretti Global Honda. It is the second win of the season for Palou, who previously won on the Indianapolis Road Course in May. “It was a chaotic race,” Palou said.
Herta fell to 6s behind Palou before diving to pit lane on lap 68, switching to primaries, with Rossi also pitting and coming out behind his former team-mate with used alternates. Palou was called to pit lane on lap 71 by strategist Barry Wanser and elected to swap from the alternates to used primaries. Grosjean, who elevated to second in the pit cycle, dove to pit lane behind Palou and took primaries. Lundgaard gave a hip check to Marcus Armstrong in Turn 4, which sent him off course.
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