Daniel Ricciardo admits he’s been mentally and physically drained by his debut for Renault at his home race in Australia as a run over a circuit gutter destroys his race before it truly began. The new Renault driver was involved in a dramatic near-miss with Racing Point’s Sergio Perez as he was forced into avoiding action going around the slow-starting Mexican which pushed him on to the grass and over a drain which ripped off his front wing. Ricciardo was fortunate to avoid any further collisions braking hard on the inside of the first corner without his front wing and had to limp back to the pits with his race effectively over. Despite continuing after pitting for a new front wing,...
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