An Interview With Pato O'Ward | Meet The Drivers

[@cynthieful]

Pato's personality and energy is so enjoyable to watch, it's so fun

[@JozeyGirl79]

He gives off kid in a candy store vibes😂

[@ShionShinigami]

The comment I was looking for!!! His personality is unbelievable!!!

[@thedj9553]

Love this! Pato is super likeable and humble, not just in this interview but in pretty much every one I’ve seen of his. Colton Herta and Pato both need their shots in F1 at some point, whether it’s with McLaren or someone else

[@barnigranero5882]

I know they'd like to be in Formula 1 but they should stay in Indycar. It's a better sport.

[@iamwhatiam5091]

@@barnigranero5882 They are still really young and everyone doesn’t have a long career in F1 so one shouldn’t lose a chance of getting into it, plus both want to drive in F1.

[@barnigranero5882]

@@iamwhatiam5091 I understand your reasoning but I think it would be a mistake to drive in the midfield in F1 and lose out on chances to win the 500.

[@thedj9553]

@@barnigranero5882 that’s the thing, they wouldn’t be losing out on the 500, Alonso got to race in the 500 after never having competed in Indy before. I’m not saying Herta or O’Ward could get to his level but it’s not like joining F1 would shut the two of them out of racing in the 500 in the future.

[@rorstap]

@@barnigranero5882 @Barni Granero @Barni Granero Average F1 drivers are competitive in the 500 into their late 30s. Indy Car drivers have never been competitive in F1. They should jump at any chance to race at the highest level. Imagine being one of the first to at least be respected at that level.

[@Don_Rodrigo44]

pato is quickly becoming one of my favorite racers in any series

[@0clouds0]

Love it when Romain said “after that you have a good burger and a good beer and that’s a good day!” Well said.

[@tokyotank123]

Pato’s impression of the V8 is perfectly hilarious

[@barnigranero5882]

That's not Jason Plato

[@TomH2681]

@@barnigranero5882 "I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." *Vroom-vroom noises* Plato, 350 BC.

[@ab8jeh]

That's not a V8

[@I_Evo]

@@barnigranero5882 Pato's young enough to be his son.😆

[@henry247]

@@ab8jeh He did imitate the downshifts of a v8 after he did the v10

[@jaker.3527]

Saw Pato at the Indy Toronto this past weekend. I was seating infront of the Maclaren pitstop, saw him walked immediately after the race to his teammate Felix after getting out his car to congratulate him on the first podium. Solid dude!

[@DJDouglasWarden]

apparently Felix and Pato are great friends. Felix calls Pato his brother

[@CrustyBuster]

The bromance we never knew we needed! This interview was just like a chat with an old friend, loved hearing you guys compare your racing experiences and share a few laughs!

[@joshimisael1779]

The Best Crossover

[@mwade0470]

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[@lawsonlarue6032]

Oh look, two of my favorite Indycar drivers just goofing around. What could be better?

[@Shaki123]

IndyCar has the worst marketing ever. Grosjean is actually doing what they should've been doing for a LONG time. By the way; thanks to Alonso and Grosjean IndyCar has become populair again.

[@volcansv9395]

Yup

[@Duval-In-The-Wall]

This is true, I constantly have to look up when the races are and remind myself lol

[@f1drivermarket603]

I agree 100%

[@anothervoyager9654]

True. As an European, I always thought oval races were boring until I saw Alonso debuting in the indy500 while missing the monaco GP (talking about boring races lol). Then I started following indy, and while it's true it is behind technically speaking, the racing is amazing, so much action on track.

[@olerothemberg3869]

for me mclaren is also a big factor. i follow some f1 teams on twitter and mclaren started reposting their indy stuff there, which made me take a closer look into the series. This is the first year i'm watching indy and i must say i really enjoy it so far, so thanks mclaren i guess

[@euroryan]

What a great interview. As a lifelong F1 fan who was introduced to Indy through Romain's move I'm really enjoying learning about the racing and the characters. Pato seems like a fantastic dude. I'd love to see him in F1, but that would be Indy's loss.

[@tesseract_uk]

love Pato. he is hilarious and very wholesome two favourite indycar drivers right here

[@crossphaded]

Amazing interview. I met Pato at Laguna Seca in the paddock. Really good kid and super talented driver. Would love to see him in F1 one day!

[@firbolg]

Would love to have him in F1! Seems like a good bloke and kickass driver!

[@jeffreysmith660]

Great interview! It’s nice seeing competitors having a conversation about their passions.

[@captainjosue]

Thank you Romain. I love your driver interviews but especially this one because Pato is my favorite driver :)

[@rulox1672]

I see you on every Pato video, I feel like we're friends now

[@captainjosue]

@@rulox1672 what can I say...I LOVE PATO!!!!!!! Adrian Fernandez was my first hero in indycar. Pato has since been my new found hero. Hope to see you at the races.

[@RobCabreraCh]

Pato is from my home town, and we are of similar age. I like him, seeing him out there feels like seeing an old high school friend out in the world.

[@xeroxasaurus9883]

Listening to them talk about F1 cars really puts into perspective how fast they are, where even an Indycar driver is blown away says everything you need to know.

[@Carameliciousx]

Best interview thus far, Pato is so likable, I really hope he gets a shot in F1, he (and Colton) would be amazing in it

[@jeffcole75]

Side note seeing Indy drivers talk about F1 cars just makes me smile.... It's clearly everything they thought and then some!

[@deanhirasawa1414]

Great interview Romain. Despite a tough year at Andretti internally, very happy you're still having fun in IndyCar. As for Pato, great to hear his honest answers, especially about those 15 year-old F1 V10s when the cars weighed about 40 percent less than an IndyCar, and the incredible sound... fantastic!

[@paulcole]

I’ve followed pato since before all the Red Bull, Indy lights and Japan journeys - it’s so great to see him settled at mclaren and in a winning car. interesting to see what zak is doing with so many drivers signed now…that’s my only worry for pato as just imagine how cool he and lando in f1 would be.

[@KosmicHRTRacingTeam]

Wow. I’ve always been a Herta fan, but the more you get to know so many of these guys, the more likable so many of them are. I really hope Herta makes it to F1, but I will be rooting for PatO to succeed. Seems like such an honest and humble guy.

[@smilton9682]

I have been watching IndyCar regularly for the first time since Nigel Mansell came over only because of Romain Grosjean. Lifelong F1 fan. Romain is doing a great job promoting IndyCar. Better than their marketing team!

[@ebdprod]

Two of my favorite drivers in all of racing. Talent, guts, and cool guys. Thanks r8g and Patricio O! You're both world-class competitors and athletes, obviously, but in the end you both realize you're also entertainers, and you never give fans less than 100% to give us a great show, and reveal more of yourselves than most athletes performing at your level do, sharing with us who you truly as as human beings...no fake persona bulls***. And if you see that space, you're always going to try the move, because great overtakes is what racing is all about!

[@lucasmccoy745]

Really love these interviews! Pato seems super nice and I really hope he gets a shot in F1.

[@soegam]

Well thank you so much Romain for sharing this nice itw (btw, a smart formule, go on !). It is a real pleasure. Pat is a very sympathic and honest guy. Deeply interesting to listen to his F1 tests feedback. Fingers crossed for his (surely next) superlicense... Thanks to both of you for this moment of humanity.

[@danielcuriel3078]

I can’t wait to go see indycar in Iowa this weekend. It’s gonna be my first indycar experience and I love watching Indy and f1. When you Romain came to Indy after f1 I started watching Indy more. You and Pato are my favorite drivers

[@clint3man]

Iowa was my first indycar race in 2015. It was super fun. Still my favorite race I have been to. Enjoy!

[@TedSchoenling]

love this. more people need to be exposed to the path that drivers are on and how they got where they are.

[@georgekerr8804]

I love Pato Oward, the Mexican Irishman. Very, very funny interview of a very funny guy.

[@pierremono7673]

This is great content. Something really cool about 2 elite drivers talking about engine sounds and differences between some of the fastest racing cars.

[@billmartin1010]

Exceptional! THIS is the sort of content the sport cries out for! No ego. No canned "public relations" answers. Perfect! (I don't subscribe to many KZbinrs, but you earned my subscribe without asking!)

[@KenNakajima07]

Romain, you're awesome, I cannot believe how cool is the fact that you are doing all this pure racing content, As a Mexican Pato is my favorite Indycar Driver, then you're up there with Palou and Colton, hope you get the whole grid in your motorhome, this is an awesome format of an interview!

[@AzovAzza]

Oh man, the two of you together are hilarious! Love the “Meet the Drivers” segments. SO cool to get to know the other drivers on the grid in this way!

[@williamstephens9945]

I love to hear Pato impersonating the engine noises! 😆

[@walteraguirre495]

Awesome interview! Pato is super cool, funny, and humble. Good job Romain!

[@fernandosoto5824]

Grosjean is a great driver he deserved to keep his seat in F1, Pato is the reason why I'm watching again IndyCar and hopefully we will get back a race here in his hometown Monterrey.

[@MongooseMan54]

Top tier editing. Keep up the great work

[@Imanol.]

These videos are INSANE!! I can feel the PASSION pouring through my screen.🥰

[@rickd955]

This is really good stuff Grosjean, thank you and keep them coming. Greetings from The Nordschleife.

[@MoreMiles2Go]

Great content! Thanks RG and Pato!

[@ronnieflorentino]

Love this one!! Great to see Gro and Pato!

[@sheriburke8276]

I love that you are so happy, Romain!

[@theBusterMan215]

Excellent interview! Now we know Romain has a future as a trackside reporter when he retires from the cockpit!

[@amos0140]

Thanks for these interviews Romain, they’re always interesting, informative and fun . . Keep ‘em coming 👍

[@benjamindunlop9057]

Went to my first Indycar race last weekend (Toronto). What an experience! was a fun challenge trying to get panning shots of the drivers on the back straight, while getting peppered by flying rogue tire marbles xD Really surprised by the amount of access available, especially compared to the F1 paddock.

[@deanhirasawa1414]

Next year, maybe buy a less expensive grandstand seat, but spend a little more on a pitlane paddock pass. You can enter the pits during FP1, 2 and 3 and qualifying, plus you get to walk the starting grid before the race. In F1 you would have to spend at least $10K or be a celebrity for that kind of access!

[@buttercupstruelove340]

F1 will never be as open as other series due to the proprietary nature of the independent constructors intellectual property - i.e. they spend millions to develop their own aero solutions to the current rule book. The F1 teams often use photographers taking pictures of the other cars in action to compare progress from one session to the next or one race weekend to the next. None of this covert activity is necessary when the aero is a spec standard to reduce costs. That's the main reason why Indycar is so competitive. The cars among all the teams are very, very similar other than damper design and setup. This makes for really close racing and more opportunities for drivers and teams to score big points.

[@coast2coast00]

@@buttercupstruelove340 This changed a few years ago, the FIA now requires all cars to be on display openly, so everyone can look at them(except when they have the engine cover off, or are damaged). This has stopped most of the "spy" photographers from annoying the teams, because they can freely get their shots at the start of the weekend. There are also more strict design rules, so the teams can't just copy another team, they have to show at every step how they designed their aero themselves.

[@snoopythedog3266]

Great interview, learnt huge amount about the feel of f1 from Pato

[@radamus210]

Very cool! It's nice to get to see a bit of what they are like as a person away from media. What a super individual! I think he's going to have a shot at F1 in the near future.

[@Rumen81]

Amazing stuff, Romain. Meet the drivers is just what we need. 😀Keep 'em coming !

[@alexvalenzuela2306]

Roman! My Full Respect! It´s nice to see you! Greetings from Guadalajara, Mexico! Pato is just another thing!

[@Smokalatexter77]

Love it! No frills interview on the 🚌 and way better than the over produced interview that ask the same boring questions. Grosjean should (bus) interview all the Indy drivers!

[@BigEasyH]

Romain, this was a super interesting video! hope you do more!!!

[@Jt7166]

Greatest intro ever. Pato is the best

[@peterweicker77]

Best interviewer in motorsport. Two guys with the coolest jobs in the world show us why they love what they do.

[@edinva1]

Romain - is IndyCar compensating you for these?? they're terrific and making the drivers and IndyCar much more relatable to fans. Love your channel. Thanks for all this.

[@MattsPaddock]

Well, this was awesome! Keep it up Romain! Also - BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAP

[@mosca3289]

So rare to hear drivers talk like this - unguarded and enthusiastic. Fantastic!

[@hannahbarley61]

Yes I've been waiting for you to interview Pato you guys are my favourite indycar drivers 😁

[@RhythmicEye]

Romain this is such a great insight into the drivers of IndyCar. F1 might have the tech but IC seems like a much better form of motor racing. It actually resembles a competitive sport and the drivers don’t seem to have their heads up their own backside. F1 is just looking like a cesspool at the moment and it’s soooo predictable. Keep up the great work and keep em coming. Thank you!

[@kushagradeepmishra1451]

such a wholesome guy pato is... I watch and support McLaren f1 and hope he or Colton gets a drive in 2024 in any of the team

[@MustachioFurioso9134]

I love these interviews, they're so much fun to watch.

[@jordanspivey8669]

Absolutely mega Job Romain from F1 to Indycar you have never changed awesome person to have around motorsport. No matter the paddock youre in ill be a fan ! Vamos potato !!

[@johnlcq]

Dang this + the Kym Ilman interview of Pato is gold. Pato is amazing!

[@niksoncutts]

Two of my favorite drivers on the grid!!! This is awesome, I love this!

[@SebastianDisch]

Thx for the video. I love how he speak about the f1 car

[@kingsmooth5696]

Great interview Romain. I have been a fan of F1 and Indy car for years and only more recently getting to know more about the drivers thanks to DTS and your videos. Romain, keep making these videos and hurry up and get that first win.

[@rune37]

this is so amazing romain, thank you!

[@arsevela33]

Just two bro’s bonding over racing! Love their attitude.

[@Duskraven377]

This interview series of yours is AWESOME

[@SmexiFPS]

love this mans videoes, keep em coming!

[@michaelfierman3256]

This is so great ...i'm really rooting for Pato!

[@vanessab8929]

I love this series, keep these interviews coming! Looking forward to seeing you guys in Portland!

[@gealingeman8643]

Such a great and fun interview! Pato, his enthusiasm and energy 👍 and I didnt know he had had a contract for RB F1... interesting. Loving these vids Romain 👍

[@rwofshjs]

I could listen to both of you talk for hours !!

[@yankrungtep8712]

Thank you Romain to make us meet these guys that we see mostly see with an helmet on their head and the only thing we know about them is the way they drive. Pato seems to be a really nice guy and I will look at him differently in the next Indycar race...

[@aid-kit11]

Btw awesome video Romain I love these interviews

[@alexislira8034]

Que gran contenido romain gracias por estos videos ,no me habia dado cuenta de que el lugar donde estan es como una casa rodante jajajajaja

[@mb_s197]

This was amazing and filled with so much incredible new knowledge! More!!!

[@joshuaciccoricco2947]

This made my day. Thank you so much! I really appreciate your hard work to interact with racing fans. It's just great!

[@JozeyGirl79]

What a great interview. One of the best I’ve heard hosted by a former F1 Driver. Might be a bit biased cause I’m a Papaya Girly and absolutely love Pato🧡

[@robertenglehardt9706]

Really helps us F1 fans who oddly know so little about indycar (even though live here) learn more about the personalities of the other drivers- thanks for doing a great job with this romain!

[@1dashcamboatsandcars]

Nice win today Pato🏁

[@olivergoodacre]

These are genuinely really good fun, keep up the good work!

[@specialk314]

Good editing and effect!

[@blakerh]

Great interview! Best of luck!🏁

[@mackrol458]

The noise as Pato abused the MP4-13 around Laguna Seca is still one of my favorite memories to this day.

[@MinionInc]

Thank you for this video Mr. Grosjean!! Hope to see more of these kind of videos!!

[@Jorduan100]

This series is amazing

[@jamesbowman7963]

This was great glad RoGro is in Indycar...

[@danielwilson7448]

I really enjoyed this he’s a fun interview and you guy’s seem to thoroughly enjoy each other

[@spkra8798]

Pato is so perfect for McLaren, his enthusiasm and pure passion for motorsport is the best.

[@notscaredboochie]

Great video Romain

[@MercurialV7]

I NEEEEED Pato in F1 man. VAMOS!

[@adamthompson9634]

YES!!!!!Gro lets goooo you are killing it with these interviews!

[@zilentzap]

I love Pato's accent!!

[@shredofmalarchi]

This is gold!

[@MrWallce23]

Great stuff as always Romain! Thanks!

[@Ringperfect]

What a treat. Thanks for the KZbin content

[@MrVkNext]

who needs "drive to survive: indycar" when we have you Romain! Thanks for bringing in Pato!

[@RonyRockstar]

amazing interview Romain!