McLaren had qualified 1-2 for the Thermal IndyCar race but Alex Palou - the driver McLaren is still suing after he elected not to join it in 2024 - stormed to victory with a late pass on polesitter Pato O’Ward
You'd have been forgiven for thinking Alexander Rossi's time as an IndyCar frontrunner was done as soon as he moved from McLaren to Ed Carpenter Racing. But his latest switch has started well - and might be just the beginning