All four of Arrow McLaren's cars made the Fast 12 in qualifying, and along with the quartet of cars from Chip Ganassi Racing - Ericsson one of them - the team's contingent was heavily favored to contend for victory.Īrrow McLaren had other problems Sunday - O'Ward's crew struggled to get a full tank of fuel aboard during stops, putting him off cycle. The Formula One mainstay initially struggled in its return to Ind圜ar several years ago, but the team has become a powerful contender. We had three cars that could have won but it just wasn’t our day, and we’ll come back next year and try again.” 'The drivers all did a great job, the team did a great job, we had three cars that were dialed in. “I think that’s the phrase where ‘That’s racing’ goes,' Arrow McLaren boss Zak Brown said. He finished second and Rosenqvist was fourth that day. Last year's race also ended in disappointment for Arrow McLaren when O'Ward chose to play it safe trailing Ericsson on the final lap. “People in my mind were getting away with pretty crazy jumpstarts. “The chaos started after Felix's crash and it just - it was a lap, then a crash, a lap and then a crash,” Rossi said. “It really sucks to come away with a fifth when our cars were that good,” said Rossi, the 2016 winner and the last American to take the checkered flags before Newgarden's victory for Team Penske on Sunday.

Tony Kanaan came home 16th in what he said will be his final start. Just like that, Arrow McLaren's two best chances at the Borg-Warner Trophy were out of the race.Īlexander Rossi wound up finishing fifth for the team, which was trying to win the Indy 500 for the first time since Johnny Rutherford carried its colors in 1976. On the restart, eventual winner Josef Newgarden shot to the lead, and O'Ward was side-by-side with Marcus Ericsson entering Turn 3 when they touched wheels and O'Ward hit the wall. INDIANAPOLIS – There were 20 laps remaining in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday and Arrow McLaren, the team that has emphatically upset the status quo in Ind圜ar, had managed to put Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O'Ward in position to fight for the win.Įverything unraveled for the papaya-colored cars in spectacular fashion.įelix Rosenqvist was the first to fall, hitting the wall in Turn 1 before getting crushed from behind by Kyle Kirkwood, forcing the race to be red-flagged with 16 laps to go.

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