Pato O'Ward scored his first career IndyCar win a year ago at Texas Motor Speedway and was rewarded for it with a Formula One test with McLaren.
Now as he returns to his de facto home track for Sunday's race, O'Ward's bright future has suddenly become very cloudy. He's got a contract with Arrow McLaren SP that runs through the 2024, but the young Mexican driver admitted he is actively scouring the job market.
Say what?
"To be fairly honest with you, I'm fully focused in what I'm doing right now, which is driving and trying to do the best season that I can," O'Ward told The Associated Press when asked Wednesday about his future.