Article To news overview © McLaren Daniel Ricciardo joked that he was "happy to be dirty" after Carlos Sainz complained about their wheel banging in the United States Grand Prix. Ricciardo got the jump on Sainz in an intense battle between the McLaren and Ferrari drivers on the opening lap of Sunday's race and the pair ran close together for the majority of the 56-lap encounter. Sainz attempted a move on Ricciardo around the outside of Turn 14 on Lap 47, but the pair made contact, damaging the Ferrari's front wing and prompting the Spaniard to call the Australian's defence "dirty" over the radio. Ricciardo held on to take fifth at the chequered flag, behind the lead...
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