Arrow McLaren’s Pato O’Ward in the No.5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet says it was a strong day for the team at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday.
O’Ward started the Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis on the IMS road course from eighth and came through to finish second.
Speaking following the action he said:
Strong day for the No. 5 crew and the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. A lot of over cutting and under cutting across strategies today, and we made the most of it. The team did an awesome job to get from eighth to second. No one had the pace to be there with Palou once again, so we’ll take this heading into the big one and show up when it counts for the 500.”
Nolan Siegel in the No.6 VELO Chevrolet felt that the team got the best from what they had.
Siegel started the race from 18th and came home 13th.
Speaking following the action he said:
“I think we made the most of what we had today. It was well-executed, and the strategy was good. We made a few passes, and we were competitive on the Firestone Alternate tires. We struggled a lot on the Firestone Primaries but minimized the damage there. Yesterday was the bigger issue. Looking forward, if we can fix Qualifying and start further up, I think we’ll be competitive on race days. The pace is there. It just all needs to come together, and we’re making progress. Today was a good boost and pretty solid day going into the month of May.”
Christian Lundgaard had a difficult weekend by his own admission coming home in 16th. Speaking following the action he said:
Tough day and tough weekend really. I think we were on to fight for a good result, but the pit lane penalty ruined those plans. Not the race we wanted, but we’ll move on quickly because the next race up is the one we work all year for.
Arrow McLaren Team Principal Tony Kanaan said:
We always try to look at what was good and what we could have improved. Five podiums over five races as a team is a great result. When you have a driver that is dominating like Palou, it’s pretty hard, right? Pato bounced back and is in the championship hunt, and Nolan finished in the points. Christian was unlucky out of the pits, but as a team, we’re building. We’ve been pretty strong, very consistent, and that’s what matters in the championship. Now, we need to keep turning the knob to be able to win some races. After we win the next one, I think our problems will go away, and hopefully that’s in the cards for us. The team is in good spirits. I think we’re on a good path and just need to figure out how to execute and finish one place higher.”
On Tuesday, the team will be joined by NASCAR star Kyle Larson as he prepares to qualify for his second Indianapolis 500.