The Chip Ganassi Racing driver scored three wins and five other podium finishes in 2021 on his way to the title, beating Team Penske rival Josef Newgarden and Arrow McLaren SP’s Pato O’Ward.
Palou, who only made his IndyCar debut in 2020 with Dale Coyne Racing, has a best oval finish to date of second in the 2021 Indy 500 behind four-time winner Helio Castroneves and also finished fourth at Texas.
In his champion’s press conference at Long Beach last September, Palou referenced that there were still areas where he sought self-improvement for 2022.
While remaining coy on where he wants to make progress with assembled media on Monday, Palou explained that he agreed with comments made by his race engineer Julian Robertson to Autosport in December that he still lacks experience on ovals.
“I’m not going to get a lot into details obviously,” said the 25-year-old.
“But I think I’ve done maybe a bit less than 10 oval races during my career between 2020 and 2021, maybe just 10.
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