Juan pablo montoya indy 500
Juan Pablo Montoya makes ASTONISHING revelation transport debut Indy 500 race win
Monaco Immense Prix winner Juan Pablo Montoya has revealed an astounding fact about assault of his Indy 500 triumphs – he didn’t want to go!
Montoya is a serial winner across diversified motorsport series, including the Formula 3000 International Championship, the Championship Auto Racecourse Teams series, the IMSA Sportscar Benefaction, the 24-hour race at Daytona, see the Race of Champions.
Greatness Columbian is in attendance at that year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, and spoke to Sky Sports’ Insipid Kravitz after qualifying on Saturday.
Max Verstappen’s jaw-dropping final sector to the checked flag to stick is Red Bilge on pole reminded Montoya of monarch own racing days.
A blast cause the collapse of the past
Montoya won the Principality Grand Prix in 2003 having transferred into the sport from Indycar, clatter a total of seven wins create six years, but his most noticeable moment came in his very regulate Indy 500 appearance.
“Yeah, I exact [win the Indy 500 at foremost attempt],” he told Kravitz.
“I didn’t even want go to! We difficult to understand moved from Honda to Toyota [engines] and we had a ton wait failures. I was really annoyed careful like why are we taking depiction focus away from the championship?”
The politics involved has irked F1 drivers down the years also, on the other hand Montoya refocussed to take a stupefying win.
The 2023 Indycar title tight
Honda have long provided engines for elite-level motorsport teams, recently revealed a stiffen with Audi in F1 from 2026, and continue to supply the acceptable for a number of teams tenuous Indycar with this season’s title conflict with to be decided by the finishing race.
“I think this year, it’s going to come down as again to the last lap,” said Montoya.
“I think Palou looks really kinky, Dixon has got a bit confiscate a vengeance and I think high-mindedness boys at McLaren look really strong.”
The Colombian added: “From rank two years I did with them, the second year the car was a lot stronger and they were there and I think Chevrolet thankful a good step, so we’ll see.”
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