Daniel Ricciardo has been given an excuse for his Australian Grand Prix misery with Red Bull chief adviser Helmut Marko sharing a surprise verdict on the veteran driver’s performance.
Ricciardo’s weekend was ruined when he was eliminated in the opening qualifying session after his best lap time was deleted for exceeding track limits.
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It didn’t improve from there. Starting P18 on the grid, Ricciardo climbed up to finish 12th in a race where just 16 cars reached the finish line.
The Australian’s struggles looked particularly bad as Visa CashApp RB teammate Yuki Tsunoda pushed his car to finish P8.
The Japanese driver is now 3-0 in head-to-head races with Ricciardo this year and is also 3-0 in qualifying results.
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