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Eric GomezMexico writer
When Patricio O’Ward first sat behind the wheel of a Formula One car last winter, he fulfilled a lifelong dream. The moment stuck with him, and even though the 22-year-old Mexican driver known more commonly as “Pato” began his third IndyCar Series season just last weekend, his ultimate goal remains fixed: Get to Formula One, where his countryman Sergio “Checo” Perez has made waves after more than a decade of racing in the circuit.
O’Ward had just wrapped up his second IndyCar season in December with Arrow McLaren when he got a taste of the team’s most powerful vehicle. McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown gifted him the opportunity, promising a test drive if he won at least one race in 2021.
Pato won two.
“I remember really enjoying it and truly seeing what those amazing cars are capable of, which by the way is truly mind blowing,” O’Ward told ESPN last week. “Seeing what a Formula One car is like, the cars just do everything so perfect.”
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