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O’Ward will start third, but told NBC Sports he is impressed by how much further forward the McLaren team is at this track than in 2022.
“I gotta say that the team arrived with such a good package for me compared to last year,” said O’Ward, who is seeking his fifth IndyCar win. “We truly started on the back foot last year, and we have a car to fight with tomorrow. I’m really happy with it from the first practice.”
But Felix Rosenqvist, who appeared to be in contention for pole position in Q2, will start eighth. He remarked: “It’s such small margins now, it’s just one little hit on the [rev] limiter. We played it safe, we went out early when the track was the most clear and did a good lap, and I don’t know if the track improved after …