RB team principal Laurent Mekies says it’s down to the team to help get the best out of Daniel Ricciardo consistently to ensure the Australian becomes “impossible to ignore.' Yuki Tsunoda has outperformed Ricciardo at the majority of races so far this season, scoring 19 points to his teammate’s nine and earning a contract extension that was confirmed during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Ricciardo – who was heavily criticized by 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve before qualifying a strong fifth and scoring points in eighth – is out of contract at the end of the season, and Mekies says there have been signs of how good the 34-year-old can be if given the right environment...
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