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In-car: O'Ward drives Hakkinen's 1998 McLaren MP4-13A at Velocity
Ride with Arrow McLaren SP's NTT IndyCar Series star Pato O'Ward as he turns his first two laps in a Formula 1 car, which also happens to be Mika Hakkinen's 1998 world championship-winning McLaren MP4-13A powered by a screaming 3.0-liter Mercedes-Benz V10.
O'Ward's best lap, a 1m10.3s tour of the Velocity Invitational event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, eclipsed his 1m11.2s lap from September where he qualified the No. 5 AMSP Chevy sixth on the grid for the penultimate IndyCar race of 2021.
Marshall Pruett
The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.
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