Daniel Ricciardo was unable to reach the level most people expected him to do at McLaren. His team boss Andreas Seidl therefore fully understands that Ricciardo still needs time to synchronize with the new car in order to make the most of it.
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On his debut in Bahrain with his new papaya jumpsuit, Ricciardo finished in seventh place despite the serious damage to his car. On the next lap in Imola, the honey badger crossed the finish line in sixth place.
Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 27, 2021 Daniel Ricciardo of McLaren before the REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed practice
His British teammate Lando Norris has outshone him so far. Norris finished fourth in the opening round and third, which brought McLaren’s first podium of the season home.
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Seidl does not expect anything from Daniel Ricciardo in his first season
In an interview with Motorsport.com, Seidl said: “I’m not going to say it’s a surprise. We know that jumping from one car to another is not easy when you only have a day and a half of testing. “
“I think there is no point in complaining about the day and a half of testing because it was an agreement between all teams to do just one test this year to save costs. So it doesn’t make sense to go into it too much. “
“We all hope that we will have more test days again for next year, especially because we know that we will have completely new cars next year,” concluded Seidl.
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Ricciardo admits it was difficult to let Norris pass on team orders
Team assignments are nothing new in Formula 1. McLaren realized that Norris was faster than Daniel and ordered him to let go thoroughly. Ricciardo stated it was hard to swallow, but it played to the team’s advantage when Norris finished third on the podium at the Emilia GP.
Ricciardo spoke to Sky Sports, as quoted by Autosport, and said, “I think that’s where I have to swallow my pride. To be honest, the team was fair enough. They gave me time to show my pace. “
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“There were a few laps in which I had some time [of pace] and i could have some decent time and then, to be honest, when i pressed i started killing the right front a bit [tyre]. ”
Formula 1 F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 16, 2021 Daniel Ricciardo of McLaren in action during practice REUTERS / Guglielmo Mangiapane
“I think they gave me the time it took to show what I had and today wasn’t enough. So yes, I won’t get any punches, it was fair enough, ”concluded Ricciardo.
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The next round of the season takes us to Portugal. The Australian hopes to get the most out of the Mercedes car and hopes to achieve the expected results for the team.
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