Well, to the Europeans' amazement, Ward's car made it through the technical scrutineering, perhaps a tribute to his Indianapolis reputation, but during the first practice lap, Bruce McLaren and Jack Brabham arrived at the first turn in their Coopers about the same time as Ward.
Ben, para asombro dos europeos, o coche de Ward pasou as verificacións técnicas, tal vez como unha homenaxe á súa reputación en Indianápolis, pero na primeira volta da práctica, Bruce McLaren e Jack Brabham fixeron á primeira curva nos seus Coopers no mesmo tempo que Ward.