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Team boss Ward to leave Arrow McLaren IndyCar squad: “We’ve made major strides during my tenure”

Lucrezia Costa4 weeks ago4 weeks ago05 mins

An unexpected mutual exit has just been revealed, with Gavin Ward leaving the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team after only two seasons as Team Principal. The Canadian had begun his motorsport career at Red Bull in Formula One, where he covered a range of roles concerning race engineering and aerodynamics, collaborating in the years of Sebastian…

“They made me feel like I was some kind of Pop Star” — Pato O’Ward on FP1 run at F1 Mexico GP

Shermaine Wong2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

At Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico, local driver Pato O’Ward took over the McLaren of Lando Norris for FP1. This marks the third Free Practice appearance run for him since his first during the 2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. This was his first in front of his home crowd. The Mexican placed P13 during…

IndyCar | Milwaukee Mile | Practice | Newgarden leads quiet session ahead of Dixon and O’Ward

Lucrezia Costa4 months ago4 months ago06 mins

It’s time for the final double header of the 2024 IndyCar season, with the title fight now heading to Milwaukee for the first time in eight years. A five minutes install lap session was followed by two 15 minutes practise sessions, with the grid split in two groups as they get used to the track especially…

IndyCar | Practice 2 | O’Ward tops second practice under the lights in St Louis

Evan Roberts4 months ago07 mins

It was a much better second half of the day for Pato O’Ward and Arrow McLaren after struggling for pace earlier on in the day. The Mexican topped the final practice session under the floodlights around the Worldwide Technology Raceway. With qualifying set, the third session of the weekend started out with the high line…

IndyCar | Qualifying | Mid-Ohio | Palou takes incredibly close pole 0.0024s ahead of O’Ward and Malukas

Lucrezia Costa5 months ago5 months ago05 mins

Group A saw out on track Rahal, Malukas, Rossi, McLaughlin, Palou, Ericsson, Siegel, Ferrucci, Rosenqvist, Fittipaldi, Rasmussen, Sowery and Kirkwood. Palou gets on top after the first set of attempts in 1:09.27, followed by Siegel and Rossi, with the McLaren driver and Fittipaldi all cycling at the lead. Rossi is the first to sign a…

IndyCar | FP2 | Mid-Ohio | O’Ward leads fragmented session ahead of Rahal and Herta

Lucrezia Costa6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

The second practise session of the weekend sees immediately all drivers out on track in order to get a bit more experience with the debuting hybrid engine cars ahead of Qualifying later in the 45 minutes long session. After the first set of attempts Herta holds the provisional benchmark in 1:19.325s ahead of Rossi and…

Christian Lundgaard to replace Alexander Rossi at Arrow McLaren for 2025 IndyCar season

James O'Connor6 months ago6 months ago06 mins

Denmark’s Christian Lundgaard will take over the number #7 Arrow McLaren as he has agreed a deal with the team. Alexander Rossi will depart at the end of this campaign as he failed to agree fresh terms with them. Lundgaard has been hugely impressive since joining IndyCar following his move over from F2. He took…

Nolan Siegel to replace Theo Pourchaire at Arrow McLaren for the remainder of the IndyCar-season

Ewout Albrecht6 months ago6 months ago04 mins

Theo Pourchaire is an IndyCar-driver no more. Arrow McLaren has announced that the replacement of Palou’s replacement, is now also replaced. The Frenchman was in the #6 seat since the Grand Prix of Long Beach last April, after David Malukas, who was set to replace Palou, injured himself in the offseason. Pourchaire’s place will be…

Newgarden: “Tremendous champion” O’Ward would have been “just as deserving of a winner” following epic ending to the 2024 Indy 500

James O'Connor7 months ago7 months ago09 mins

Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward have reflected on their thrilling duel in the closing laps of the 2024 Indy 500 that was delayed by rain. The Team Penske driver pulled off a stunning overtake at turn 3 on the final lap to take a second successive win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Through strategy, Arrow McLaren’s O’Ward…

Brown and Ward heap praise on Larson following Indy 500 qualifying performance

John Goolsby7 months ago09 mins

NASCAR’s Kyle Larson has long been a driver that IndyCar fans wanted to see race in the Indy 500. For the 2024 edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” race fans will get their wish. McLaren CEO Zak Brown was the driving force behind the 2021 NASCAR champion getting the opportunity to race at the…