Pato O'Ward looks to bounce back from Indy 500 heartbreaker with a winning run at Detroit Grand Prix
Pato O’Ward had tears triggered following the Indianapolis 500 after pushing the No. 5 Honda to the limits only to come up just short, getting passed two corners from the finish by Josef Newgarden
By Larry Lage
Published - May 31, 2024, 04:24 PM ET
Last Updated - May 31, 2024, 04:24 PM EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Pato O'Ward had tears triggered following the Indianapolis 500 after pushing the No. 5 Honda to the limits only to come up just short, getting passed two corners from the finish by Josef Newgarden.
“What I had to do in order to get that car forward, that's what ultimately made it just so emotional,” O'Ward said Friday. “I couldn't have done more. I gave it everything I had.”
The 25-year-old Mexican, who was vying to become the first from his country to win the Indy 500 last Sunday, said he had no regrets about his race strategy and ultimately was proud of his second-place finish.
“It almost pretty much felt like a win, right?” he asked. “But obviously it just burns whenever you know that you didn’t quite get the win.”
