O’Ward enjoyed a breakout season in IndyCar last year with Arrow McLaren SP, scoring two wins and remaining in title contention until the final round of the season.
It led to the Mexican driver receiving his first Formula 1 test at the end of last year in Abu Dhabi, after which he outlined a two-year window to try and make the switch across.
But since McLaren announced last week that fellow IndyCar star Colton Herta would be completing an F1 test programme this year, O’Ward’s future came into the spotlight after he said there were “scenarios that I could stay where I’m at or there could be scenarios where I could be in a different place”.
McLaren IndyCar chief Taylor Kiel called the situation “a blip on the radar” and that rumours about O’Ward’s future had already been addressed by the team internally.
Asked by Autosport about the speculation surrounding O’Ward’s future, McLaren chief Brown said there had been no change in his position with the team or future plans.
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