F1 McLaren “capable of more than I thought it was”

Palou, who will remain with Chip Ganassi Racing in IndyCar next year after a lengthy contractual tug of war over his services with Arrow McLaren SP, made his official F1 bow at the Circuit of the Americas in FP1 for the US Grand Prix.

Replacing Daniel Ricciardo for the hour-long session, 2021 IndyCar title-winner Palou turned in a best effort of 1m39.911s which left him 17th fastest.

Although he was two seconds slower than team-mate Lando Norris’s best…