3 September 2022 02:05 (UTC)
"Both Pato and I looked pretty sporty"
The Arrow McLaren SP team was on-track today for one practice session at Portland International Raceway.
Practice 1 was delayed and stopped for over an hour to fix an off-track issue. When practice resumed, Felix Rosenqvist ended the session sixth and Pato O'Ward spun late in practice on his final run on the primary Firestone tires and finished 22nd.
See what the Arrow McLaren SP drivers Felix and Pato had to say, as well as President Taylor Kiel after Practice 1. Tune in for the race on NBC this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
Round | 16/17 |
Where | Portland International Raceway |
When | Sunday, September 4 |
Race laps | 110 |
Total race distance | 216.04 miles / 347.68 km |
Length | 1.96 miles / 3.16 km |
Number of turns | 12 |
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Practice 1 | 58.8458 | 18 laps | 6th |
"Today was pretty solid. Both Pato and I looked pretty sporty. The No. 7 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet felt good, very sporty straight away. We didn't test here, so we had to fine-tune the car to get it where we want to, so that's always good. At this track, it's all about getting through the chaos. You saw today all the red flags; Portland is a tricky one."
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Practice 1 | 59.6261 | 12 laps | 22nd |
"I think we had a decent read on the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet on the blacks. Sadly, we didn’t get a run in on reds and won’t have a chance to do that until qualifying because of the spin late in the practice. After that first practice, I don’t think we are in bad shape.”
"That was a difficult session for the first one of the weekend. We had quite a few caution periods, so navigating that made it difficult to get a clean lap in. On the No. 5 Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet, we are going to have to look at a lot of data overnight to see where the car is at. Pato wasn’t able to to run on reds because he spun on blacks during his last run. Unfortunately, after the spin, we were unable to continue and get a run in on reds.
"Felix had a pretty good session. He was able to run on both primary black and the alternate reds. We’ve got some good data from Felix’s car, and we will go from there.”
Practice 2 | |
Qualifying | |
Final Practice | |
Green Flag | Sunday, 3:23 p.m. ET on NBC |
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