Arrow McLaren Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Qualifying Report

Not the smoothest days for Arrow McLaren during Day 2 at Mid-Ohio.

For Round 9 of the 17-race NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule, the team were on track for second practice and qualifying.

Pato O'Ward spun in the first round, causing a red flag and ultimately will start Sunday's race from 25th. Alexander Rossi also missed out on advancing through Round 1, and will start the race 13th.

Felix Rosenqvist made it to Round 2, finishing the round in 10th and will start the race from there.

See what the drivers and Racing Director Gavin Ward said after the qualifying at Mid-Ohio.

Felix Rosenqvist, Driver, No. 6 NTT DATA Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"I'm a little bit bummed. We start in the top 10, but I couldn’t get my tires up to temperature. I had traffic and had to follow the guys in front of me. I started my lap with cold Firestones. The timing wasn’t right. We had more in it. I think we had a top-six car, but it’s a good starting place. It’s not bad, so we just have to figure out how to put the car into race mode now and go from there."

Alexander Rossi, Driver, No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"It’s been a tough weekend. We just haven’t quite found a good balance with the car. I don’t really know what tomorrow holds from a weather standpoint or a race standpoint. It was just a disappointing day overall for everyone, and we’re going to have to be pretty aggressive with the race and strategy tomorrow."

Pato O'Ward, Driver, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, said:

"It was my mistake. I just feel for the team. We had a really fast car, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go forward tomorrow, right? It was all on me. I just lost the rear. It got to an angle where I couldn’t save it, and I stalled it as soon as I got into the grass. It sucks. You’re taking these cars to the limit, and sometimes these things will happen. It’s probably not going to be the last time it happens, so you just have to look forward. At least this isn’t a race; this is just qualifying. The race is super long, so we can make a lot of spots when you have a comfortable car underneath you. We’ll go forward tomorrow; I have no doubt in my mind."

Gavin Ward, Racing Director, Arrow McLaren, said:

"First off, we're wishing Simon Pagenaud a speedy recovery. I hate to see a big accident like that. I'm glad it wasn't any worse.

"It was a tough day for the team. We were expecting more going into qualifying. We thought we had two cars that had a shot for pole there, so coming away with our best car in 10th is a let down. Pato had a little spin there that took him out of contention. Felix got a little held up on his out lap prep there on his Q2 run, which compromised him. I think we had a little more pace in it. With Alexander, we just narrowly missed out in Q1. We've been looking for a bit of pace this weekend, and I'm sure we'll find it. We have a busy night tonight, but we'll be all right."

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