'Need to f***ing hit something': Ricciardo's raw moment as McLaren nightmare uncovered.
“It has been tricky to get up to grips with the car. I wouldn’t say it’s still coming 100 per cent natural for me.” “It’s the most anticipation I’ve had to drive a new car in a long time,” he said. It was a far cry from Ricciardo’s predictions at the start of the series, where he said he was hoping for an “array of podiums”. Ricciardo himself said he was “a little frustrated” while walking away after the race, adding: “I need to go and f***ing hit something” Unfortunately for Ricciardo, it was just one of several setbacks in a frustrating year with McLaren — the impact of which has been revealed in an episode of the Netflix series ‘Drive to Survive’.
Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for Covid 19 but is set to be released in time for the season opening race in Bahrain.
Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for Covid-19 but is set to be released in time for the season opening race in Bahrain. McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo tests positive for Covid-19 – but set to be released in time for Bahrain GP “Unfortunate to miss the test, but I’m starting to feel better.
Alpine wonderkid Oscar Piastri is one of the drivers McLaren has as a potential stand-in for Daniel Ricciardo if he does not recover from Covid-19 in time ...
"It definitely puts us and Daniel on the back foot as well," Seidl said. Di Resta, who raced for Force India from 2011 to 2013, last competed in a Formula One race as a stand-in for Felipe Massa at Williams at the 2017 Hungarian Grand Prix. "In terms of reserve drivers, similar to previous years we have an agreement with Mercedes where we share reserve drivers," Seidl told reporters at the Sakhir circuit on Saturday.
Australia's Daniel Ricciardo confirms he has tested positive to COVID a week out from the opening race of the 2022 Formula 1 season in Bahrain.
McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19 but the Australian will be out of isolation in time for next week's Bahrain season-opener, the Formula 1 team said on Friday. "Under these regulations Daniel will be released in time for next weekend's… Bahrain Grand Prix," the team statement said. Australian Daniel Ricciardo tests positive to COVID-19 after missing practice for McLaren team ahead of Formula 1 opener
McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for Covid-19 after feeling unwell from Wednesday onwards in Bahrain.
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Daniel Ricciardo has tested positive for COVID-19, McLaren confirmed on Friday.
The team said he is isolating as per local coronavirus regulations. "Big thanks to Lando & McLaren for the heavy lifting, I owe you some beers (milk for Lando). Appreciate the well wishes from everyone as well." "Daniel is already beginning to feel better, and we wish him well for a quick recovery," McLaren said in a statement.
Daniel Ricciardo's mysterious struggles in his debut season with McLaren are laid bare for all to see in the new season of popular Netflix series Drive to ...
In an interview with Netflix, Ricciardo said: “This sport, it definitely has the ability to rip your heart out, from one day to the next.” Speaking on Drive to Survive, McLaren boss Zak Brown said the difference between third and fourth in the team standings, in monetary terms, is “tens of millions of dollars”. He also reflected on his surprise at how poorly Ricciardo adapted to life at his new home, specifically referencing the Monaco debacle. Daniel Ricciardo’s mysterious struggles in his debut season with McLaren are laid bare for all to see in the new season of popular Netflix series Drive to Survive.
It's been just over two years since the Coronavirus completely upended the world. Formula One was forced to suspend the start of its 2020 season as a result ...
Obviously this means the honeybadger was forced to sit out of testing on Friday, and will not be returning to the cockpit as planned for Saturday. McLaren’s Lando Norris will run all six sessions for the team. This is cause for serious concern in Ricciardo’s case, as the first Grand Prix of the 2022 F1 season kicks off just six days from now. Formula One was forced to suspend the start of its 2020 season as a result, and the series has been taking some incredible steps to reduce the chance of racers and staff either contracting the virus or spreading it within the host countries within which F1 races.