Daniel Ricciardo described his shock Q1 exit as “pretty dark”, with his McLaren career showing no sign of an immediate upturn in Portuguese Grand Prix qualifying. The Australian freely admits he is taking time to adjust to the MCL35M having joined the team for this season, and has been outperformed by colleague Lando Norris in the first two races. Hoping the trip to Portimao would bring some improvement, Ricciardo found himself having to deal with a new low on Saturday as he qualified only 16th with he and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll the fall guys in Q1, when the Alfa Romeos and George Russell in the Williams all advanced. Just as concerning for Ricciardo was his time differential...
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