McLaren will hand IndyCar race winner Pato O\u2019Ward his second Formula 1 free practice run in Abu Dhabi, as it pushes to also make him one of its reserve drivers.
McLaren will hand IndyCar race winner Pato O’Ward his second Formula 1 free practice run in Abu Dhabi, as it pushes to also make him one of its reserve drivers.still had to fulfil its commitment to run a second rookie in an FP1 session later this year.being nominated for his F1 debut weekend in Bahrain, and had been anticipated to give its second slot to Alex Palou – who had been expected to become one of its reserves from this weekend’s race in Singapore.
Speaking at the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren said that a decision had now been made to run Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver O’Ward in both Abu Dhabi free practice as well as the post-race tyre test that takes place the week after the F1 season finale. The Abu Dhabi run will be the Mexican's first appearance at an F1 weekend since he had his debut free practice run at last year’s Abu Dhabi event.Speaking at the Singapore Grand Prix, McLaren team principal Andrea Stella explained that it believed O’Ward was now eligible for an F1 superlicence after finishing fourth in this year’s IndyCar championship – so hopefully could join its roster of reserves.
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