4 years after missing Indy 500 with Alonso, McLaren Racing is a contender
as they rebuild the team's brand in IndyCar after an absence of nearly four decades.
Simply put, the McLaren drivers are having the most fun headed into the 107th running of the Indy 500 and put all four of its cars in the top-12 for Sunday's race. Rosenqvist at third was the highest qualifying McLaren driver; the Swede finished fourth in last year's race, two spots behind teammate O'Ward.
Teammates Tony Kanaan, left, of Brazil, talks with Felix Rosenqvist, of Sweden, during qualifications for the Indianapolis 500. With Brown based in Europe overseeing the day-to-day operations of McLaren's Formula One team, the leader of the IndyCar team is a newcomer with less than a year on the job.Racing in Formula One before spending nine years — four of them championship seasons — with the team in various roles, made the switch to IndyCar in 2018.
He very much enjoyed qualifying day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where he stood with many of the McLaren mechanics watching their cars make their runs on a video screen. His hat was askew, his headphones hanging half off his ears, and after each qualifying run, Ward high-fived everyone he could find wearing papaya.
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