Alex Palou knows his IndyCar winning streak can't last forever

For a man who has won three of the last four IndyCar championships, it should come as no surprise that Alex Palou is leading the standings as the series heads into another weekend of racing with the Sonsio Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

However, the way the driver of the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing car has performed since the start of the 2025 season last March in St. Pete is at another level, reaching historic standards.

Palou came from a rare eighth-place starting position to win at the Streets of St. Petersburg, followed by another victory when IndyCar visited The Thermal Club. The Grand Prix of Long Beach was his worst result of the year, as he took the checkered flag in second place behind race winner Kyle Kirkwood of Andretti Global.

Last weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, Palou put on a stunning performance, starting on the pole and leading 81 of 90 laps in a caution-free race en route to his 14th IndyCar Series victory.

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing in the winner’s circle following the race at Barber Motorsports Park

Photo by: Penske Entertainment

But Palou isn’t taking anything for granted and is aware that his impressive winning streak could come to an end at any moment, even in this Saturday’s race, as he mentioned ahead of the Sonsio Grand Prix.

“I know it’s going to end. You know it’s a wave and you don’t know how long it will last. Is this going to be the end or is it going to be like 5 more races? You hope it will be 5 more, 15 more, but you know the chances of that happening are pretty slim,” he said.

Palou went even further, explaining that apart from the weekend in Alabama, he hasn’t really been that dominant this season.

“I think, at least in the 10 car and myself, we’ve been focused on just trying to be the best we can be every single weekend. I would say other than Barber, where we had a lot of speed to start with, we got the pole, we started up front, and we led a lot of the race, the other weekends we didn’t feel like we were as strong, right?”

“We’re starting here at the Indy road course with the mindset, first of all, to see what kind of speed we have in the car, and then see if we can continue the good results. Yeah, we know it’s going to end at some point.”

Yet, no one would be surprised to see Palou back on the podium at the Indy GP, given his current form and the fact that he won the event from pole position last year and from third in 2023.

Should he do so, the Spaniard would achieve a feat that hasn’t been seen in American open-wheel racing for nearly two decades since Sébastien Bourdais in Champ Car in 2006, and Dan Wheldon in IndyCar in 2005 — the last drivers to win four of the first five races.