IndyCar star Alex Palou has ruled himself out of the fight for a Cadillac Formula 1 seat in 2026, saying he is “not looking for ✱a change” ⭕in his career.

Despite driving for the Honda-powered Chip Ganassi team in IndyCar, the 28-year-old has been linked to rival General Motors' upcoming project in F1.

Given Palou’s populari💫ty and success in the US, where he is now based, ✨he is seen as an ideal fit for the American F1 team.

Palou raced on the junior ladder to F1 in his early years, climbing as high as ༺Eur♔opean F3 in 2018 before moving to Super Formula and eventually IndyCar in the following years.

However, the Spaniard said he is no longer 𝄹chasing that F1 dream, insisting he is happy with his life in Amer𒊎ica’s biggest single-seater series.

“We built a house!” Palou told . “[It] took us like 14 months. Everybody knows that I tried with everything to do F1; I was all-in.ꦺ It was not even just, ‘I'll try a little bit.’ It was all-in. It didn't work.

“I would put it as I'm not looking to go there. I had my half a chance, or maybe more like a 10-percent chance, and it didn't work out. That'🔯s fine, and I'm glad that I have [an] amazing opportunity here, and it's going well. I’ve had no contacts (in F1). I'm not looking for a change.”

Palou made that comment a week befoཧre the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, one of the three biggest races in motorsport.

Although the 28-year-old has racked up three IndyCar titles in the last four years, an Indy 500 win continues to elude 💮him after five attempts.