From humiliation to rejuvenation JENNA FRYER Associated Press May 25, 2023 May 25, 2023 Updated Nov 28, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save INDIANAPOLIS — It is hard to be an introvert among the bodacious characters of Arrow McLaren Racing.kAmqFE u6=:I #@D6?BG:DE[ H9@ C625:=J 25>:ED 96 QH2D 4=@D65 2D 2 D96==Q H96? 96 ;@:?65 |4{2C6? 7@C E96 DE2CE @7 E96 a_a` D62D@?[ :D 92G:?8 2 3=2DE H:E9 7:C64C24<6C E62>>2E6 !2E@ ~V(2C5 2?5 H:=5\42C5 3@DD +2< qC@H? 2D E96J C63F:=5 E96 E62>VD 3C2?5 :? x?5Jr2C 27E6C 2? 23D6?46 @7 ?62C=J 7@FC 564256D]k^AmkAmQw6VD C62==J 3=@DD@>65[Q ~V(2C5 D2:5] QqJ 5672F=E[ E96 6?G:C@?>6?E H:== 7@C46 J@F E@ 86E 2=@?8 2?5 H@C< E@86E96C]Qk^Am kAmx? E96 E9C66\A=FD D62D@?D D:?46 qC@H? 3C@F89E |4{2C6? 324< E@ x?5Jr2C @? 2 7F==\E:>6 32D:D[ pCC@H |4{2C6? :D ?@H E96 9@EE6DE E62> :? E96 D6C:6D] xE 92D C2A:5=J 8C@H? 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