Ericsson, who had been leading by three seconds before the red flag came out for Jimmie Johnson’s shunt, employed a series of weaving defensive manoeuvres down the straight over the final two lap shootout to stave off the Arrow McLaren SP driver’s attack over the penultimate lap.
But on the exit of Turn 4 O'Ward had greater momentum and, when Ericsson protected the inside, the Mexican driver flicked right to draw alongside on the outside into Turn 1.
