The Arrow McLaren driver proved his popularity and showed off with a Puerto Rican fan before the Detroit GP in IndyCar
The Arrow McLaren driver surprised a fan and signed the shirt he was going to buy before the Detroit GP
Pato O’Ward continues to forge his way towards stardom in motorsports, because at his young age he has already accumulated three victories in the IndyCar, he finds himself in a team that is a candidate for victories and in 2021 he competed until the last race for his first title.
These recent successes have made him the new Mexican benchmark in motorsport, only behind of the extraordinary moment of Checo Pérez, because in addition to having an open door to reach Formula 1 in the future, this 2022 will seek to become the first Aztec champion in Indy.
< p class=”paragraph”>For these reasons, he has generated a large niche of fans, both on social networks and in North American territory, to whom he always spends a few minutes with a smile on his face, something that commentators and people close to him always recognize .
Pato O’Ward’s gesture with his number 1 fan that “made his day” (Photo: Twitter/@ArrowMcLarenSP)
Before the Detroit Grand Prix , O’Ward once again stood out as a person and this time he collaborated with McLaren to surprise a fan, who was at an official team merchandise kiosk near the Belle Isle circuit.
The Mexican came out from behind the stand and provoked him an astonished reaction to the woman originally from Puerto Rico, who immediately dedicated a few words to her: “I am, literally, your number one fan, I can’t believe it”.
While Patricio picked up a shirt with his name printed on it and autographed it, the fan kept telling him that “it was his day” and that Pato O’Ward“It had made his day”, so he asked for a hug and a photograph with the gift of Arrow McLaren.
Pato O’Ward’s gesture with his number one fan to “make his day” (Photo: Twitter/@ ArrowMcLarenSP)
Recently Pato O’Ward was filled with spotlights and was about to take first place in the Indianapolis 500 miles, the iconic Indy Car race in the United States, just on the same weekend that Checo led the victory in Monaco.
Despite the fact that he finished in second place, Mexican motorsports surrendered to the man from Monterrey, with Sergio Pérez as one of the main congratulators on networks.
Through Twitter, The rider from Jalisco recognized Patricio ‘s work in Indianapolis and encouraged him to continue making an effort in his discipline. This is how the Guadalajara runner wrote it:
“Great job, yours will arrive soon. We are very proud #MexicanPower”
Checo applauded Pato O’Ward’s second place in the Indy 500 (Photo: Twitter/@SChecoPerez)
The pilot from Monterrey started the competition from seventh position and as the race went on, he rose in position until he was in the fight for the first places. But who took the first place was Marcus Ericsson, driver of Chip Ganassi Racing.
With the support of his Arrow McLarez SP team, Pato managed to lead the competition for 26 laps, so the illusion of being crowned champion was latent. However, as the final laps approached the battle for positions began with the experienced former Formula 1 driver and the Mexican fell behind to second place.
The Pato O’Ward’s last maneuver in the Indianapolis 500 that almost gave him victory:
On the last lap Pato O’Ward tried to catch up with Ericcson, but he couldn’t, so he took second place in the race (Video: ESPN)
The event that defined the first places was an accident involving Jimmie Johnson, of Chip Ganassi, who a few laps from the finish crashed and caused him to crash red flag for the runners to go to pit lane to pause the competition.
The race resumed with two laps to go and Ericcson easily outplayed O’Ward, who considered for the last time reaching the point that the Swede defended but did not want to force the situation. “No, I was going to put myself up against the wall if I had tried,” Pato O’Ward declared to the press at the end of the competition.