Daniel Ricciardo joked that he gave away half a tenth of a second to Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen as a birthday gift during qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Verstappen, who turned 20 on Saturday at Sepang, trailed Ricciardo after the opening Q3 runs but moved ahead on his final effort, the pair ultimately split by just 0.054s. As a result, Verstappen will start the race from third place, with Ricciardo fourth, prompting the latter to light-heartedly suggest it was “all planned in my mind”. “I did all I could today and I think we both got the most out of the car,” said Ricciardo. “We’re half a second from Lewis [Hamilton] around here so I...
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