Things have gotten worse and worse for Daniel Ricciardo in his new chapter in the McLaren. During the intensive qualifying in Baku, his car crashed in Q2 at Turn 3 of the track.
ADVERTISING
Article continues under this ad
Twitter understandably exploded after it crashed. And while some were worried about him, others made fun of his drop in performance since joining the Papaya team.
Not only Ricciardos made him resign, but drivers like Sebastian Vettel 0f Aston Martin, Williams’ George Russell, French driver Esteban Ocon and Kimi Raikkonen were beaten when the session was broken off with the red flag in the final minutes
ADVERTISING
Article continues under this ad
Twitter reacts to the Honey Badger crash in Baku
Fans reacted quickly to the McLaren driver’s retirement from qualifying after taking his car into a corner.
embraced by Norris in Monaco
in qualifying in baku. overturned
Singapore canceled
which roads does ricciardo drive on? 
– remi $ (@remicomfy) June 5, 2021
When does McLaren get frustrated? Signing someone like Daniel on a big, fat paycheck, and he’s been dwarfed by Norris so far this year.
– Thomas Maher (@ thomasmaheronf1) June 5, 2021
ah shit, here we go again, the pain of being a Ricciardo fan
– mary (@ricsgasly) June 5, 2021
Ricciardo could be washed uno….
– 
Shane The Confessor
(@_DerBeichtvater) June 5, 2021
View history: Biggest crashes from 2020 with Leclerc, Vettel & Grosjean
How will Daniel Ricciardo be fair tomorrow?
Before that, Ricciardo was fifth fastest in FP1, 13th in FP2 and tenth in the last practice session of the day
During the qualifying rounds, Daniel made it into Q2. In the last minutes of the session, however, Ricciardo found himself in the walls, which ended the session with a red flag.
Formula 1 F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 20, 2021 McLarens Daniel Ricciardo in action during practice REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes
Now Ricciardo will use this time to reflect on his performance and hope for a better tomorrow. He will hope to learn from this and not repeat the same thing when the lights go out for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix tomorrow.
The Australian will try to rub off the bad times of his debut season with the team. He hopes to recover and get the results he needs to build his confidence.
ADVERTISING
Article continues under this ad
Can Ricciardo recover his weekend in Baku by putting in an outstanding performance on Sunday? We can only keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best.
In addition to their problems, Lando Norris was served a 3-place penalty on the starting grid for not following the order during the red flags. Thus, the young Briton will see the traffic light from 9th place instead of 6th place on the grid.
The team is currently in third place in the constructors’ championship with 80 points. They hope to hold on to it and maybe even make a little more, depending on how Lando Norris and Ricciardo do.
ADVERTISING
Article continues under this ad
DIVE DEEPER
