O’Ward: Wait and see where my future takes me

Gearing up for a third season with McLaren in IndyCar, Pato O’Ward says it is a case of “wait and see” what his future holds.

The 22-year-old Mexican driver has made it clear that he would like a shot at a Formula 1 race-seat and was given the opportunity to test drive an F1 car by McLaren.

Making a bet with McLaren CEO Zak Brown that if he won an IndyCar race he could have an F1 test, O’Ward went one better and won two races in the American series last season.

Brown honoured his part of the deal, putting O’Ward in the car for the post-season young driver test at the Yas Marina circuit.

He was fourth quickest on his F1 debut, 1.5s behind Mercedes test driver Nyck de Vries.

The day @PatricioOWard dreamt of!