McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo has failed to make it through the first phase of qualifying for the season-opening BahrainThe Australian, who was released from isolation on Thursday, qualified only 18th in the session at the Sakhir circuit on Saturday, ahead of only Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Williams’ last-placed Nicholas Latifi in the 20-strong field.
Ricciardo described himself as “obviously disappointed but not too surprised” while team boss Andreas Seidl said it was the result of an unhappy week in Bahrain.“I think he was on the back foot from the beginning going into this weekend with missing out on the test last week,” Seidl said. “Then he lost additional laps yesterday with the water leak that we had and therefore it was always a difficult challenge for him today.“I think also that’s a result from all the fire-fighting we’ve had to do in the seven or eight days.Ricciardo’s teammate Lando Norris, who suffered brake problems in testing last week, couldn’t get through the second phase of qualifying and will start 13th on the grid.
Seidl said the competition, in Formula One’s new era with a major rules revamp, was unbelievably tight but hoped McLaren could still be among the points on Sunday. The British-based team finished fourth last season, with Ricciardo leading a one-two at the Italian Grand Prix for McLaren’s first win since 2012.If you’d like to view this content, please adjust your
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