The recent Qatar Grand Prix is a race that McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo would like to forget. The Australian had a bad qualifying in which he started the race on Sunday in 14th and the checkered flag finished the race, Ricciardo found himself in twelfth place.
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Also, the McLaren driver joked about protesting to make up a few places. The Formula 1 community has understood that Ricciardo is casting a shadow over Mercedes and his former Red Bull team.
Daniel Ricciardo jokes about Mercedes and Red Bull tactics after the Qatar GP
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The 32-year-old had a bad race at the Losail International Circuit, the McLaren driver started 14th and finished 12th. Nevertheless, he was in a good mood when he joked about copying Mercedes and Red Bull tactics. The Silver Arrows and the Milton-Keynes-based squad have had countless protests against each other this season, so Ricciardo joked that he wanted to protest to win a few spots.
After the Qatar Grand Prix he said, “I’ll see if hopefully they can polish it up tonight. But yes, or someone, we can protest against someone and win a position like that; They all got in my way, so I’m actually going to protest against it. “
“Today there were a couple of cats in the last corner. But my lap didn’t work anyway, but they tried and failed. I know there was a Ferrari that I’m not happy with and I think there was a Williams too, ”concluded Ricciardo.
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Can the Australian redeem in Jeddah?
Ricciardo has not scored a single point in the last three races. The McLaren driver is currently in eighth place in the drivers’ standings with 105 points.
The 32-year-old hopes to get back on his feet at the upcoming Saudi Arabian Grand Prix next weekend. With only two races left until the end of the season, Daniel hopes to get the maximum number of points and a good final in the championship in his first year with the Woking team.
Formula 1 F1 – Qatar Grand Prix – Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar – November 20, 2021 McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo during the REUTERS / Thaier Al-Sudani qualifying
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