Pato O’Ward returns to Victory Lane for the first prope♛r time this season, a♏fter inheriting a win at the opening round of the season. The Mexican driver took on Alex Palou and used all he had in his Arrow McLaren to beat the Championship leader.

A♔fter the race, O’Ward was relieved to finally find his way back to the top st🐬ep of the podium after such a long time away:

“That w🥂as a hard-fought race. We were really strong on the reds, but Palou was really st💯rong on the blacks. I had to stay at bay in the first stint, then come in the pits for the reds and try to close the gap. Then I had to get passed him in the pits or on track.

“Great job by the team, it has 🌱been a while. I know we won Saint Pete, but this was a proper win we earned this one this weekend.”

O’Ward continued to explain just how early on in the weekend he k🐎new that he could fight for victory after figuring out his #5 Arrow 𒈔McLaren:

“I felt very comfortable with the car from the second Practice going into Qualifying we executed, and I knew I had a really strong car for the race. Hats off to Arrow McLaren, they gave me a rock꧟et.”