![]() Icon Sportswire // Getty ImagesĪnd based upon what Ganassi said several times at the end of the recently-completed season, it appears Ganassi and Palou have agreed to a new contract for Palou to remain with the team, even though no official word has been forthcoming yet from CGR. Romain Grosjean celebrates his runner-up finish at Barber Motorsports Park. Palou eventually settled his legal case with CGR and returned to the team for this past season, ultimately winning his second championship in three seasons. That, even though team owner Chip Ganassi held an option year at his discretion to keep Palou for 2023 and said he was exercising that option with the Spaniard. ![]() ![]() The Swiss-born Frenchman follows in the legal footsteps, so to speak, of Spanish driver Alex Palou, who announced in July 2022 that he would be leaving Chip Ganassi Racing after that season to race either in Formula One or Ind圜ar with McLaren Racing. Romain Grosjean has retained the Indianapolis-based law firm of Barnes & Thornburg LLP to represent him in what he is calling “arbitration” with Andretti Autosport (now known as Andretti Global). ![]() Some media reports indicate that Grosjean and Andretti had agreed upon an initial contract extension around mid-season, but that Andretti never signed on.įor the second time in 15 months, an Ind圜ar driver has chosen to pursue legal action against his team-or in this case, now former team.Romain Grosjean is taking legal action against the Andretti camp if a third year-typically an option year in many Ind圜ar contracts-means he should get some type of compensation from Andretti Global's Ind圜ar operation. ![]()
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