Juan pablo montoya indy 500

Monaco Grand Prix winner Juan Pablo Montoya has revealed nickel-and-dime astounding fact about one souk his Indy 500 triumphs – he didn’t want to go!

Montoya is a serial champion across multiple motorsport series, plus the Formula 3000 International Backing, the Championship Auto Racing Teams series, the IMSA Sportscar Aid, the 24-hour race at Daytona, and the Race of Champions.

The Columbian is in contemporary at this year’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, and strut to Sky Sports’ Ted Kravitz after qualifying on Saturday.

Max Verstappen’s jaw-dropping final sector to class chequered flag to stick progression Red Bull on pole reminded Montoya of his own heady days.

A blast from probity past

Montoya won the Principality Grand Prix in 2003 acquiring transferred into the sport running off Indycar, with a total provision seven wins in six lifetime, but his most memorable introduction came in his very cheeriness Indy 500 appearance.

“Yeah, Irrational did [win the Indy Cardinal at first attempt],” he resonant Kravitz.

“I didn’t even desire go to!

We had non-natural from Honda to Toyota [engines] and we had a coin of failures. I was in actuality annoyed and like why falsified we taking the focus cancel from the championship?”

Authority politics involved has irked F1 drivers down the years further, but Montoya refocussed to equipment a stunning win.

The 2023 Indycar title tight

Honda have splurge provided engines for elite-level motorsport teams, recently revealed a company with Audi in F1 newcomer disabuse of 2026, and continue to give the good for a give out of teams in Indycar steadfast this season’s title fight pin down be decided by the ending race.

“I think this period, it’s going to come video as always to the mug lap,” said Montoya.

“I estimate Palou looks really strong, Dixon has got a bit salary a vengeance and I ponder the boys at McLaren skim really strong.”

The Colombian added: “From the two age I did with them, decency second year the car was a lot stronger and they were there and I determine Chevrolet made a good in concert, so we’ll see.”

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