IndyCar's Palou left 'super happy' by F1 practice session
A fan takes a photo during a practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

A fan takes a photo during a practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Oct. 21, 2022 05:08 PM EDT
McLaren test driver Alex Palou, of Spain, waits in the garage before the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

McLaren test driver Alex Palou, of Spain, waits in the garage before the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Oct. 21, 2022 04:58 PM EDT
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, steers through a turn during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, of Britain, steers through a turn during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Oct. 21, 2022 05:05 PM EDT
McLaren test driver Alex Palou, of Spain, drives during a practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

McLaren test driver Alex Palou, of Spain, drives during a practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Oct. 21, 2022 05:08 PM EDT
Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll, of Canada, drives during a practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll, of Canada, drives during a practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Oct. 21, 2022 05:06 PM EDT
Williams test driver Logan Sargeant sits in his car during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Williams test driver Logan Sargeant sits in his car during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Oct. 21, 2022 04:59 PM EDT
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, steers out of a turn during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, steers out of a turn during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Oct. 21, 2022 05:05 PM EDT
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, steers through a turn during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, of the Netherlands, steers through a turn during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Oct. 21, 2022 05:03 PM EDT
McLaren test driver Alex Palou, of Spain, leaves the pits during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

McLaren test driver Alex Palou, of Spain, leaves the pits during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Oct. 21, 2022 04:44 PM EDT
Williams test driver Logan Sargeant leaves the pits during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Williams test driver Logan Sargeant leaves the pits during the first practice session for the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Oct. 21, 2022 04:44 PM EDT