2023-05-28 20:45:10
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The Mexican Arrow McLaren driver did not finish the race after crashing in the final few laps while trying to regain top position
Pato O’Wardfor the second year in a row, came close to winning the Indy 500the most important race of the IndyCar.
The Mexican reached the last part of the competition, agreed to 200 laps, in the first position. A restart came after a yellow flag and Pato he restarted well, but the organization decided to stop the restart because they were ahead of him in the middle of the peloton.
They then re-formed to take the green flag with eight laps to go. It did restart, however, this time Pato O’Ward He wasn’t as precise and Marcus Ericsson caught up with him as did Josef Newgarden, who went from P3 to leading the race; Pato He lost both positions, but during the competition he was always strong and there were eight laps left to define the competition.
Pato O’Ward attacked Marcus Ericsson, but the Mexican ended up against the wall after being pushed into the grass by the Swedish driver. Thus ended the hard work of weeks preparing and hours racing on the most famous oval in motorsports.
“I feel so bad for the team. We had four very fast cars and there were a few laps left. I was going for everything,” he said. Pato O’Ward once he left the medical examination. She pointed out that she was very decent to Ericsson in giving him space, but that she also issued a warning to the Swede.
“I think I was too decent. I gave him the space and he didn’t give it to me. I won’t forget it,” he stressed.
Last year Pato O’Ward came second in Indy 500, just behind Marcus Ericsson. He will have to wait a year to try again and seek his revenge in Indianapolis.
The race was won by Josef Newgarden, who beat Ericsson on the final lap. It is the first time Newgarden has won the competition in his career in IndyCar. Victoria 19 steam Penske.
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