<p>McLaren's Tony Kanaan joins this week’s episode of The Race IndyCar Podcast after his team bagged a record 11th podium of the season at Laguna Seca, having just announced a massive investment prior to the event.</p><br><p>Kanaan discusses Christian Lundgaard’s assimilation into the team this year, Pato O’Ward’s maturation, a mega new factory for 2026 which was announced last week, and having a picture of Alex Palou “on his fridge” as he and his team try to topple the Ganassi driver’s dominance.</p><br><p>Elsewhere there’s more from the Laguna Seca race including an absurd incident involving Marcus Ericsson and another big achievement by new team Prema Racing.</p><br><p><strong><em>Want ad-free listening? Enjoy a 7-day free trial to The Race Members' Club </em></strong><a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/67f9268d2308a71dab8db95a/shows/6819ae2bf30c20bff775e8a1/episodes/75.the-race.com/offer123" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>on Patreon today</em></strong></a><strong><em> - we even have an 'F1-only' tier! </em></strong></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Check out the </em></strong><a href="https://shop.the-race.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>new items in The Race Shop</em></strong></a><strong><em> - members get a 15% discount!</em></strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>