Williams is reportedly interested in signing IndyCar champion Alex Palou

Palou currently leads the Indycar standings with a 80 point lead at the top.

Williams is reportedly interested in signing IndyCar champion Alex Palou

Alex Palou (Credits: IndyCar Series)

Williams has reportedly joined the race to sign Indycar driver Alex Palou with Red Bull also interested. Palou is one of the most promising Indycar drivers, having won the 2021 championship and leading the current season. But Palou is also contracted to McLaren as their reserve driver, complicating things.

Initially, McLaren hoped to sign Palou for the 2024 season for their Indycar team when he becomes a free agent. But with F1 teams showing interest in signing him, Palou’s future remains very uncertain.

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According to a clause in Palou’s current deal with McLaren, he will need McLaren’s permission before signing with another F1 team, which further complicates things. Although McLaren has no open spaces for the driver, they might feel conflicted about letting him go as they want to keep him in Indycar with them.

Williams, on several occasions, has reaffirmed their faith in their rookie driver Logan Sargeant. But the American has been struggling to deliver results and has not yet scored any points this season. If Williams loses their faith in Sargeant in the near future, they might see a potential replacement in Alex Palou, who is currently dominating in his region.

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James Vowles believes the signing of Pat Fry signifies a ‘culture of change’ in Williams

James Vowles and Pat Fry
James Vowles (Credits: F1) and Pat Fry (Credits: Motorsport.com)

After leaving Alpine amid massive upper-management changes, Pat Fry joined Williams as their new CTO. Fry has worked with teams like Alpine, McLaren, and Ferrari in the past. Williams boss James Vowles has said that their appointment of Fry shows that the team is determined to implement serious changes.

Vowles said that Fry’s 20+ year experience will benefit Williams. He praised Fry’s ability to organize the team’s structure and revealed that his first talks with him took place way back in January.

“…I left the comfort of Mercedes to go to Williams and now people have seen Pat…people will now understand that Williams wants a culture of change.. He’s exceptional at coming into organisations when you need someone to pull their sleeves up and properly get stuck into structure and systems,” Fry told motorsport.

Williams currently stands in seventh position in the constructor’s standings. Their highest finish this season has been P7 in the Canadian GP with Alex Albon. Their second driver, Logan Sargeant, has not finished a race in the points.

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