Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou and his boss both strongly denied a report that Red Bull is interested in signing the Spaniard to its Formula 1 team.

Palou said there has been zero outreach from Red Bull to him or anyone within his management group, and even wondered if the rumor was a deliberate attempt to cloud his dominating IndyCar season. Palou has won eight of 16 races, including the Indianapolis 500, and wrapped up his fourth title in five years with two races remaining.

The IndyCar season ends Sunday at Nashville Superspeedway.

“There's been nothing, nothing at all. We have heard nothing from anyone,” Palou told The Associated Press on Tuesday, a day after the report emerged. “The only thing I've heard was it was a manager for some other driver in IndyCar who would like to

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