Daniel Ricciardo says he has moved through the ‘frustration’ phase of his McLaren struggles and is now adjusting to the reality. The Australian has made a much less convincing start to life with McLaren than had been expected when he joined the team for this season, being outperformed throughout the campaign so far by his team-mate Lando Norris. The issues have been in adapting to the MCL35M rather than any apparent drop-off in Ricciardo’s abilities, but there was a definite upward sign when he finished fifth at the British Grand Prix last time out. Ricciardo has been candid about his difficulties, saying the Styrian Grand Prix at the end of June, when he finished 12th, was one of...
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