Life between two paddocks: After a career-best INDYCAR season, Pato is ready to step back into McLaren’s F1 fold

Life between two paddocks

After a career-best INDYCAR season, Pato O’Ward is ready to step back into McLaren’s F1 fold.

Pato O’Ward discussed his INDYCAR ambitions, switching between series, driving on home soil, and his love for London.

The days are growing shorter, and the air now carries a chill, signaling a seasonal shift: Pato O’Ward’s switch from his INDYCAR drive to his Formula 1 Reserve role.

Arrow McLaren’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES campaign wrapped at the end of August, and following a brief break, Pato is back in the UK, as part of his role as McLaren’s F1 Reserve Driver.

This will see him support the team at several races in the second half of the 2025 season, and also drive in Free Practice 1 at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

After touching down on Sunday, Pato has spent Monday at the McLaren Technology Centre in briefings and on the simulator preparing for a Testing of Previous Cars (TPC) event in Imola, where he’ll drive the MCL60.

Pato O’Ward on his INDYCAR ambitions, switching between series, driving on home soil, and his love for London

Author’s summary: Pato O’Ward returns to McLaren’s F1 fold.

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