The 21-year-old Mexican finished third in last year’s championship, just a year after claiming fourth, and the 2018 Indy Lights champion also nailed his first two wins in the NTT IndyCar Series. But the second half of the season saw O’Ward struggling to find a setup that didn’t overwork his rear tires on road courses and lose him time over a full stint.
It’s this fluctuating form that he believes needs to be remedied in order for him to claim the title.
“I just don’t think we’ve had a very consistent car,” he commented. “Where we’ve been strong, we’ve been very strong, but where we haven’t been strong, we’ve been very weak, and that’s where we’ve lost a lot of points. I feel like there’s no sugar coating it. It’s just not good enough.
“I have to try and maximize what I can control, and I know the engineers are going to do their part. We’re not up to where Penske, Andretti and Ganassi are. We sure as hell are working hard for that, but they are Penske, Ganassi and…
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