Daniel Ricciardo's race engineer Tom Stallard says McLaren became fully aware of the Aussie's struggles with the team's 2021 car at the championship's second round at Imola. Ricciardo suffered a difficult first half of the season, often trailing teammate Lando Norris in qualifying and on race day, before the Aussie succeeded in turning around his form and snatching a remarkable win at Monza. Yet, McLaren's new recruit had enjoyed a reasonably good debut in Bahrain where he finished P7, three spots behind Norris. But three weeks later at Imola, where Norris finished P3, the full extent of Ricciardo's struggles at the wheel of McLaren's Mercedes-powered MCL35M came to light. "I think...
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