The Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda driver scored three wins and five other podium finishes on his way to the 2021 title, and denied that he faced any additional pressure as defending champion with the proverbial target on his back.
He said: “We’ve been working as if last year we lost it and I think we’ll be ready to try and fight again…I think we always have pressure in all kind of sports, but especially motorsport where you need to show your potential in order to get a new contract, right? We always have pressure, but I don’t think I have added pressure from last year. I would say I even have less.
“But I don’t think that’s a good or bad thing. We already showed we’re capable of winning a championship, winning races and being up there. We just need to do it again.”
In his champion’s press conference last September at Long Beach, Palou mentioned there were three or four areas where he sought self-improvement for 2022, but his race engineer Julian Robertson told Motorsport.com…
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