Mexican Pato O’Ward wins IndyCar and is congratulated by the McLaren F1 team

The royal driver won his second round of the season in the category and the Formula 1 team did not care about his success. Will he have a chance next year?

Patrick O’Wardpilot of Arrow McLaren SP won the Salute to the IndyCar Farmers 300 in Iowathe fourth race of his career and the second of 2022 and received congratulations from the team Formula 1 McLaren.

The Mexican pilot won Iowa and it goes unnoticed Zack Brownsports director of the team McLaren which is in its orbit the possibility of adding to the group of Formula 1 in the pilot of Monterey.

Duck O’Ward continued to lead the test in Iowa when the American Joseph Newgarden he crashed near the end due to suspension failure, and went on after a final caution pit stop to win at the 0.894-mile oval in Newton, Iowa.

The Mexican led the remaining 50 laps and held the lead until the end with the Australian Second is Will Powerthe New Zealander Scott McLaughlin was thirdthe New Zealander Scott Dixon was fourth and the american Jimmie Johnson was fifth.

Patrick O'Ward

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown kept his word to O’WardHe was told this year that he would take him to a test if he won an IndyCar race, and he did, Pato winning the first of Fort Worth, Texasand on October 13 he won his second IndyCar Racing victory in Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. O’Ward tried out for the team after betting on Brown and winning the challenge and getting into a single-seater F1 MCL35M in the circuit Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina, two days after running on the last date of 2021 in the category; on December 14.

Source: Tycsports

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