On this episode of Nailing the Apex, Tim Hauraney sits down with Canadian engineer and racing director for Arrow McLaren IndyCar team, Gavin Ward. Gavin has engineered some of the best drivers in the sport from the likes of Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Daniel Ricciardo to IndyCar’s Josef Newgarden and Pato O’Ward. 

Gavin takes us through his journey from working as a teenager in Canadian Formula Ford (1:23), to moving to the United Kingdom, to eventually being hired by Red Bull Racing (5:50). Later in his RBR career, Gavin tells us how he became Mark Webber's race engineer and his view on the “multi-21” saga between Webber and Vettel (14:08). Tim and Gavin then go into driving details and what separated Webber, Vettel, and Daniel Ricciardo from a driving stand point (19:07). Gavin explains the move from working in F1 to joining Team Penske in IndyCar and engineering Josef Newgarden to the 2019 title (27:40). Last season Gavin moved over to run the Arrow McLaren IndyCar team and he takes us through that journey and getting this team to the front of the field (31:39).

Follow Gavin on Twitter: @GDubRacer & @arrowmclaren

Follow Tim on Twitter: @TimHauraney

Recorded: March 15, 2023

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