{"id":9281,"date":"2026-05-07T04:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/noticias\/pato-oward-exalta-impressionante-alex-palou-admite-faltar-algo-para-mclaren-indy-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:23:07","slug":"pato-oward-exalta-impressionante-alex-palou-admite-faltar-algo-para-mclaren-indy-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/indy\/pato-oward-exalta-impressionante-alex-palou-admite-faltar-algo-para-mclaren-indy-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Ward exalta &#8220;impressionante&#8221; Palou e admite &#8220;faltar algo&#8221; para McLaren na Indy 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Se <strong>Pato O&#8217;Ward<\/strong> terminou 2025 em alta e com a expectativa de enfim brigar de igual para igual com <strong>\u00c1lex Palou<\/strong>, neste ano, o cen\u00e1rio mudou bastante: a <strong>McLaren<\/strong> caiu de produ\u00e7\u00e3o e n\u00e3o venceu nenhuma das primeiras cinco corridas. O mexicano destacou que \u00e9 impressionante ver o tetracampe\u00e3o indo bem em todas as pistas e admitiu que falta algo para a equipe papaia nesta temporada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-gp-experience-o-novo-produto-do-grande-premio-conecta-voce-aos-maiores-eventos-de-esporte-a-motor-do-mundo-va-para-indianapolis-com-a-gente-nbsp-saiba-aqui-todos-os-detalhes\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">+ GP EXPERIENCE: o novo produto do GRANDE PR\u00caMIO conecta voc\u00ea aos maiores eventos de esporte a motor do mundo. V\u00e1 para Indian\u00e1polis com a gente:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gpexperience.tur.br\/\">saiba aqui todos os detalhes<\/a>.<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"GP EXPERIENCE: a melhor experi\u00eancia de sua vida nas corridas de F1, Indy, MotoGP e muito mais\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jpKJsIBQzag?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depois de ser vice-campe\u00e3o na temporada 2025, O&#8217;Ward viu a McLaren cair de produ\u00e7\u00e3o e sequer subiu ao p\u00f3dio este ano, apesar de terminar quatro vezes no top-5 em cinco corridas disputadas. O mexicano, inclusive, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandepremio.com\/br\/indy\/noticias\/pato-oward-aponta-dedo-para-mclaren-atrasada-em-tudo-preparacao-para-indy-2026\/\">ressaltou que o foco deste ano est\u00e1 nas <strong>500 Milhas de Indian\u00e1polis<\/strong><\/a>, j\u00e1 que aparece 69 pontos atr\u00e1s de Palou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Por outro lado, o tetracampe\u00e3o segue implac\u00e1vel e j\u00e1 venceu tr\u00eas vezes em 2026. Apesar da diferen\u00e7a para <strong>Kyle Kirkwood<\/strong> n\u00e3o ser t\u00e3o grande \u2014 s\u00e3o somente 17 pontos \u2014, parece quest\u00e3o de tempo para que a vantagem de Palou aumente no decorrer do campeonato. O desempenho foi enaltecido pelo rival da McLaren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Palou continua em grande forma. O cara \u00e9 forte em todas as pistas. Sinceramente, \u00e9 impressionante de se ver\u201d, declarou O&#8217;Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alex-Palou-Children_s-of-Alabama-Indy-Grand-Prix-By_-Paul-Hurley_Large-Image-Without-Watermark_m149569-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1073114\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">O &#8220;impressionante&#8221; \u00c1lex Palou segue ofuscando a concorr\u00eancia na Indy 2026 (Foto: Indycar)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Das quatro equipes grandes da Indy, o time papaia \u00e9 o \u00fanico que n\u00e3o venceu na temporada 2026. O&#8217;Ward admitiu que falta algo para a McLaren. &#8220;Temos trabalho a fazer. Est\u00e1 faltando alguma coisa\u201d, reconheceu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">O piloto do #5 tamb\u00e9m destacou a for\u00e7a da <strong>Honda<\/strong> na temporada 2026. A montadora japonesa tem um motor mais econ\u00f4mico que o <strong>Chevrolet<\/strong>, o que ficou evidente no <strong>GP de Long Beach<\/strong>: O&#8217;Ward, que era terceiro, foi obrigado a parar antes, n\u00e3o conseguiu acompanhar o ritmo dos rivais e teve de se conformar com a quinta posi\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFomos muito bem na classifica\u00e7\u00e3o, mas na corrida simplesmente n\u00e3o tivemos ritmo. Ficamos um pouco para tr\u00e1s e terminamos mais ou menos onde pod\u00edamos. 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Time papaia caiu de produ\u00e7\u00e3o e n\u00e3o venceu nesta temporada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1001069075,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"","42wp_featured_image_credits":"","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2980,3172,9828,617,417,41045,3134,39286,448,1848,25053,231,649,3486,1824,831,41046,334,1581,4925,1142,3837,3144,619,322,45994,1595,1826,41184,4938,3773,25213,25661,29099,45993,3622,23410,26235,9851,3771,25472,38377,26343,45771,5548,3475,45274,45990,130,2552,2561,2555,93,41047,232,27726,27665,30500,94,2514,1555,4157,35404,791,3419,4985,31652,3936,3352,1569,1782,1294,4166,4510,40701,3136,26044,40869,25714,34364,43094,3135,20825,99,265,2463,3769,45992,349,1375,10198,2188,1331,3838,1869,120,830,732,266,5682,43796,3500,31345,44938,2610,45991,3133],"42wp_author":[47163],"class_list":["post-9281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indy","tag-500-milhas-indianapolis","tag-alabama","tag-alex-palou","tag-alexander-rossi","tag-andretti","tag-arlington","tag-barber","tag-barber-motorsports-park","tag-caio-collet","tag-callum-ilott","tag-canada","tag-chevrolet","tag-christian-lundgaard","tag-christian-rasmussen","tag-conor-daly","tag-dale-coyne","tag-dallas-cowboys","tag-david-malukas","tag-dennis-hauger","tag-detroit","tag-dreyer-reinbold","tag-elkhart-lake","tag-felix-rosenqvist","tag-formula-indy","tag-foyt","tag-freedom-250","tag-ganassi","tag-gateway","tag-gp-de-arlington","tag-gp-de-detroit","tag-gp-de-gateway","tag-gp-de-indianapolis","tag-gp-de-laguna-seca","tag-gp-de-long-beach","tag-gp-de-markham","tag-gp-de-mid-ohio","tag-gp-de-milwaukee","tag-gp-de-nashville","tag-gp-de-phoenix","tag-gp-de-portland","tag-gp-de-road-america","tag-gp-de-st-petersburgo","tag-gp-de-st-pete","tag-gp-de-washington","tag-gp-do-alabama","tag-graham-rahal","tag-guia-2026","tag-guia-da-indy-2026","tag-honda","tag-ims","tag-indianapolis","tag-indianapolis-motor-speedway","tag-indy","tag-indy-2026","tag-indy-500","tag-indy-ao-vivo","tag-indy-na-band","tag-indy-na-espn","tag-indycar","tag-jack-harvey","tag-josef-newgarden","tag-juncos","tag-kyffin-simpson","tag-kyle-kirkwood","tag-laguna-seca","tag-long-beach","tag-louis-foster","tag-madison","tag-marcus-armstrong","tag-marcus-ericsson","tag-meyer-shank","tag-mick-schumacher","tag-mid-ohio","tag-milwaukee","tag-milwaukee-mile","tag-misto","tag-nashville","tag-nashville-superspeedway","tag-nolan-siegel","tag-onde-assistir-a-indy","tag-onde-assistir-a-indy-ao-vivo","tag-oval","tag-oval-de-phoenix","tag-pato-oward","tag-penske","tag-phoenix","tag-portland","tag-portland-internacional-raceway","tag-prema","tag-push-to-pass","tag-rahal-letterman-lanigan","tag-rinus-veekay","tag-rll","tag-road-america","tag-robert-shwartzman","tag-romain-grosjean","tag-santino-ferrucci","tag-scott-dixon","tag-scott-mclaughlin","tag-st-pete","tag-st-louis","tag-sting-ray-robb","tag-temporada-2026","tag-temporada-2026-da-indy","tag-texas","tag-texas-rangers","tag-will-power","42wp_author-caio-cavalcante"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1001069075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9281"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=9281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}