O'Ward test zich suf in MCL35M: "Het maakt je in alle opzichten beter"

  • Gepubliceerd op 16 okt 2022 14:33
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  • Door: Martijn Arnoldus

Pato O'Ward moet nog tot maart 2023 wachten tot het IndyCar-circus weer van start gaat. Maar tijdens de 'winterstop' staat de coureur in dienst van McLaren niet stil. Voor zijn roemruchte werkgever mag de Mexicaan meerdere malen een F1-wagen aan de tand voelen.

Vorige week gebeurde dat nog in Spielberg op de Red Bull Ring en binnenkort mag hij bij een vrije training tijdens de Grand Prix van Amerika in actie komen. Deze verschillende ervaringen is onderdeel van het Driver Development Program van de renstal uit Woking.

De Mexicaanse racer deelde in Oostenrijk de MCL35M met collega en IndyCar-kampioen Alex Palou. Het duo reed in de twee dagen 171 ronden met als doel hun begrip van de auto en het aanpassingsvermogen te stimuleren.

O'Ward zegt hierover: "Hoe meer auto's je test, hoe meer ervaring je in je geheugen hebt met het besturen van verschillende auto's en het ervaren van verschillende aspecten", zei de IndyCar-coureur op de officiële website van McLaren. "Het maakt je in alle opzichten beter. Het maakt je flexibeler, en dat is een handige vaardigheid als je in een auto stapt die een beetje meer buitenaards is, en je moet je aanpassen."

"We hebben aan een beetje van alles gewerkt: high-fuel, low-fuel, lange runs, korte runs, continue ronden rijden, en dat alles kan in de geheugenbank gestopt worden. Ik denk dat in elk aspect steeds beter en beter wordt."

"Ik heb echt genoten van de test en de baan. Het heeft een aantal interessante kenmerken met op- en bergafwaartse secties, het heeft harde remzones en geeft je een grote waardering voor wat een F1-auto allemaal inhoudt."

De test in Oostenrijk volgde op een soortgelijk uitstapje in Spanje, iets minder dan een maand geleden, waar Pato en Palou 1.242 km en 267 ronden aflegden op het Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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  • Rondetijden a.u.b........

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    • 16 okt 2022 - 17:37
  • Ik weet nou niet of dit "programma" wel voordelen heeft voor deze coureurs... Er gaat niets sneller dan een F1 auto dus elke bocht, elke exit, elke keer op de remmen gaat je nooit zo goed af als nu... Nu lijkt alles snel, perfect en on point en dan weer terug in de Indycar moet je eerder remmen, minder snel door de bochten en slechter uit de bochten...

    Maar goed. Je gaat natuurlijk niet zeuren als F1 onhaalbaar is en je alsnog F1 dagen aangeboden krijgt dus maak je er een mooi pr praatje van.

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    • 16 okt 2022 - 21:37
    • Toch zie ik beiden graag eens F1 rijden in de toekomst.

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      • 17 okt 2022 - 05:52

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